Cephaloscyllium speccum, Speckled swellshark

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Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, Séret & White, 2008

Speckled swellshark
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium: cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  speccum: From specca (L.), speckled, referring to dark brown spots and blotches that dominate its color pattern. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Last, Séret & White.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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