Introduction

Members of the Scyliorhinidae, the catsharks, were revised most recently by Springer (1979) who treated 17 genera and 86 species, but studied very little Indo-Pacific material. Compagno (1984a) provided a key to the western Indian Ocean species and Nakaya (1975) treated Japanese species. Subsequently, several undescribed species were discovered from New Zealand, Australia, Japan and China, many of which are now described. Compagno (1984b) treated all described species known at that time, but more recently Compagno et al. (2005) treated 15 genera and 133 species and indicated that the family comprises over 160 species, many undescribed. No comparison has been made of species from various geographical areas. Two subgenera, Bythaelurus and Figaro subsequently have been elevated to recognised genera, bringing the total number of genera to 17.

Currently, nine genera and 34 described species are known from Australia. Many of the tropical species from Australia are treated in Compagno & Niem (1998). Compagno et al. (2005) and Last & Stevens (1994, 2009) treated all described species known from Australia. Stevens and Compagno kindly provided information on Australian species.

Catsharks are found in tropical and temperate regions of the world. Some species occur in shallow coastal areas, but most are confined to the continental shelf and slope to depths of 2000 m. They are oviparous and produce a horny egg case. They feed on fishes and invertebrates and rarely exceed 1.5 m in length.

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984a. Sharks. [unnumbered pages] In, Fischer, W. & Bianchi, G. (eds) FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Rome : FAO Vol. 5.

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984b. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp.

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.

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.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.

Nakaya, K. 1975. Taxonomy, comparative anatomy and phylogeny of Japanese catsharks, Scyliorhinidae. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 23(1): 1-94 figs 1-43

Springer, S. 1979. A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 422: 1-152 figs 1-97

Common Name References

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. [1279] (FAO) (Catsharks)

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium Gill, T.N. 1862. Analytical synopsis of the order of squali and revision of the nomenclature of the genera; (followed by) Squalorum generum novorum descriptiones diagnosticae. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 7(32, 33): 367-370, 371-413 (dated 1861) [407].

  Type species:

   Scyllium laticeps Duméril, 1853 by original designation.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

SCYLIORHINIDAE: Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966 — Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [211] (restricted to Asia)

SCYLIORHINIDAE: Cephaloscyllium isabellum (Bonnaterre, 1788) — Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. (restricted to New Zealand, China and Japan); Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [209] (listed as restricted to New Zealand)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Last, P.R., Motomura, H. & White, W.T. 2008. Cephaloscyllium albipinnum sp. nov., a new swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from southeastern Australia. pp. 147-158 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 [148, figs 1, 2, 3a].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.5314–11 ♂, east of Maria Island, TAS [42°38'S, 148°26'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.58; CSIRO CA.4498-4500; CSIRO H.985–04; CSIRO H.1328–01-1328-02; CSIRO H.1329–01; CSIRO H.1331–01; CSIRO H.3579–01; CSIRO H.3704–03-H.3704–04; CSIRO H.3866–01; CSIRO H.5940–01; CSIRO H.6623–01; CSIRO T.1310; CSIRO T.1953; CSIRO T.1959.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium sp. —
  White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [60]
• Cephaloscyllium sp. A. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [170]
  Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [219]
• Cephaloscyllium nascione Whitley, 1932. —
  Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [136] (misidentification)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Batemans Bay, NSW to southeast of Albany WA, including TAS; temperate

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

125-555 m

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [219] (as Cephaloscyllium sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [170] (as Cephaloscyllium sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [209]

Macbeth, W.G., Vandenberg, M. & Graham, K.J. 2008. Identifying Sharks and Rays; A guide to Commercial Fishers. Sydney : New South Wales Department of Primary Industry pp. 71. [59]

Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [136] (as Cephaloscyllium nascione)

White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [60] (as Cephaloscyllium sp.)

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [209] (Whitefin Swellshark)

White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [60] (Whitefin Swell-shark)

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–Australian region. pp. 129-148 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 [130, figs 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.13147–022 ♂, Arafura Sea, NT [09°46'S, 130°25'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6638–02; NTM S.12288–038; NTM S.13147–016; MNHP 2007–1927-2007–1929.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Arafura Sea, NT; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

225-300 m

General References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [210]

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [210] (Cook's Swellshark)

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum White, W.T. & Ebert, D.A. 2008. Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum sp. nov., a new swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. pp. 171–178 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 [172, figs 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO CSIRO H.2590–07, west of Leander Point, WA [29°15'S, 113°56'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO 9 lots; WAM P.28270–001; WAM P.30421–002; WAM P.30584–003.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (in part, misidentification of Australian material)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Geraldton to Broome, WA

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

290–420 m.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [40] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum)

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [297] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [210] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

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. [1289] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum)

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [297] (FAO) (Reticulated Swellshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (Reticulate Swell Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Reticulate Swellshark)

White, W.T. & Ebert, D.A. 2008. Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum sp. nov., a new swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. pp. 171–178 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 [176] (Australian Reticulate Swellshark)

History of changes

• Scyllium laticeps Duméril, A.H.A. 1853. Monographie de la tribu des scylliens ou roussettes (poissons plagiostomes) comprenant deux espèces nouvelles. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 2 5: 8-25 73-87 119-130 pl. 3 [84, pl. 3(2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP A.9378 ♂, TAS (as coasts of New Holland).

  Type locality references:

  Springer, S. 1979. A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 422: 1-152 figs 1-97.
• Cephaloscyllium isabella nascione Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39 [324, fig. 2.2] [as a new form, but subsequently used as a valid species prior to 1985].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IA 2829, off Montague Island, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [198]

Generic Combinations

• Scyliorhinus laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
  Regan, C.T. 1908. A synopsis of the sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 1(6): 453-465 [458]
• Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
  Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [6]
• Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853). —
  Gill, T.N. 1862. Analytical synopsis of the order of squali and revision of the nomenclature of the genera; (followed by) Squalorum generum novorum descriptiones diagnosticae. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 7(32, 33): 367-370, 371-413 (dated 1861) [408] (changed combination as type of genus)
• Cephaloscyllium nascione Whitley, 1932. —
  Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [300]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium isabellum (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
  Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. [199] (misidentification)
• Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [9] (misidentification)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Jervis Bay, NSW to Recherche Archipelago, WA, including TAS; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

To 60 m

General References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [24]

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [299] (and p. 300 as C. nascione)

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [217]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [43] (as C. nascione)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [9]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [198]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [212]

Macbeth, W.G., Vandenberg, M. & Graham, K.J. 2008. Identifying Sharks and Rays; A guide to Commercial Fishers. Sydney : New South Wales Department of Primary Industry pp. 71. [57]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [9] (as Cephaloscyllium isabella)

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [6] (38, as Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps)

Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [135] (and 136 as C. nascione)

White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [61]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [33] (37, 38 as C. nascione)

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [24] (Isabell's Swell Shark)

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [299] (FAO) (Australian Swellshark, Whitefinned Swellshark)

Daley, R.K., Stevens, J.D., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2002. Field Guide to Australian Sharks & Rays. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 84 pp. [49] (Rock Shark)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [135] (Flopguts, Nutcracker Shark, Sleepy Joe, Spotted Swellshark, Swell Shark)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [43] (Draughtboard Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Draughtboard Shark)

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–Australian region. pp. 129-148 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 [137, figs 5-7].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.25956 ♀, Lihou Reefs, QLD [17°20'S, 152°00'E].
  Paratype(s) QM I.20641.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium sp. E. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [171] (in part, eastern Australia only)

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Off Murray Isles and Linou Reef, QLD, subtropical, south-west Pacific

IMCRA

Kenn Transition (16), Cape Province (20)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

480-700 m.

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [221] (as Cephaloscyllium sp. E, in part, eastern Australia only)

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, 1285] (as Cephaloscyllium sp. E, in part)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [171] (as Cephaloscyllium sp. E, in part)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [213]

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. [213] (Speckled Swellshark)

Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–Australian region. pp. 129-148 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 [140] (Flagtail Swellshark)

History of changes

• Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–Australian region. pp. 129-148 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 [140, figs 8-9].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.31317–001, near Rowley Shoals, WA [17°35'S, 118°55'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.4109; CSIRO H.1210–01; CSIRO H.1634–01; CSIRO H.1636–01; CSIRO H.2027–01; WAM P.28272–001.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium sp. E. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [177, 196] (in part, north-western Western Australia only)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Between Rowley Shoals, WA (17°35'S, 1180°55'E) and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (14°01' S, 122°08' E); tropical

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

150-455 m.

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. [214] (Speckled Swellshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [214] (Speckled Swellshark)

History of changes

• 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

• Cephaloscyllium zebrum 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 [165, figs 7-8].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.1323–02 ♂, east of Flinders Reef, QLD [17°32'S, 149°34'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.1323–03.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cephaloscyllium sp. D. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [170]
  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. [221]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine.

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. [221] (Narrowbar Swellshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [216] (Narrowbar Swellshark)

History of changes