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swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
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Ecological Illustration of swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
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Scyliorhinidae

swell shark

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Resting in piles among kelp covered rocks

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

swell shark is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 110 cm.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Ground Sharks
Family
Scyliorhinidae
Genus
Cephaloscyllium
Water type
Marine
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