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Scyliorhinidae

Painted swellshark

Cephaloscyllium pictum

Deep sea cameras met it again next night

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

Painted swellshark is a marine fish living in deep water. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Deep sea cameras met it again next night.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Cephaloscyllium
Maximum length: 71.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Timor Leste.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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