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Hemiscylliidae
catshark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Young hatch beside Taiwanese reefs in summer
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Oceania
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Largecatshark is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 83 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Carpet Sharks
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium
- Maximum length
- 83 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: India and Maldives east to Papua New Guinea north to Japan, south to Indonesia. Reported from Korea (Ref. 45255 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
