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catshark (Chiloscyllium indicum)
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Ecological Illustration of catshark (Chiloscyllium indicum)
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Hemiscylliidae

catshark

Chiloscyllium indicum

Small oval capsules cling to bay mud

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

catshark is known from Indo-West Pacific as a fish. Records give a maximum length of 65 cm.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Carpet Sharks
Family
Hemiscylliidae
Genus
Chiloscyllium
Body shape
elongated
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