Species Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last & White, 2008
Northern Draughtboard Swellshark, Saddled Swellshark
- Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last, P.R.& White, W.T. 2008. Two new saddled swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from eastern Australia. pp. 159–170 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [160, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.3714–01 ♂, east of Newcastle, NSW [32°58'S, 152°13'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.15970–015; AM I.29536–002; AM I.41114–004; CSIRO CA.3322; CSIRO H.975–01; CSIRO H.3428–01; CSIRO H.3715–01; CSIRO H.3855–01; CSIRO H.4684–01-02; CSIRO H.4759–01-03; CSIRO B.2253; QM I.21985; QM I.22238.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cephaloscyllium sp. C. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [171]
Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Families Scyliorhinidae, Proscylliidae. pp. 1279-1292 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1282]
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [220]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Rockingham Bay (18°08'S, 147°09'E) and Saumarez Plateau, QLD to off Tathra, NSW (36°31'S, 150°19'E); subtropical, SW Pacific (New Zealand)
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
115-605 m.
General References
Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. (as Cephaloscyllium cf. variegatum)
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [220] (Saddled Swellshark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [215] (Northern Draughtboard Swellshark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Jun-2024 | ELASMOBRANCHII | 17-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jul-2011 | ADDED |