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barbelthroat carpet shark (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum)
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barbelthroat carpet shark (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum) specimen
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Parascylliidae

barbelthroat carpet shark

Cirrhoscyllium expolitum

Twin capsules remain side by side on shelf floors

  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium

barbelthroat carpet shark is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 34 cm.

Maximum length
34 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific: South China Sea off China to the Philippines (Luzon). Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam and Japan (off the Tanegashima Islands).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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