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Hemiscylliidae
catshark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Tide pool survivor endures twelve hours ashore
- 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 a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 132 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Carpet Sharks
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium
- Maximum length
- 132 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Island and India east to Philippines, north to Japan and south to Australia.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
