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The blotchy swellshark or Japanese swellshark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile) is a common species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae.The Blotchy swellshark is found at depths of 90–200 m (300–660 ft) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Taiwan.
Cephaloscyllium stevensi E. Clark & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Steven's swellshark) Cephaloscyllium sufflans Regan, 1921 (balloon shark) Cephaloscyllium umbratile D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (blotchy swellshark) Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (saddled swellshark) Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Garman, 1880 (swellshark)
The swell shark is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the central California coast to southern Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There is an additional population off the coast of Chile. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It can be found between the depths of 5 and 457 m (16 and 1,499 ft), but is most common between 5 and 37 m (16 and 121 ft).
Cephaloscyllium umbratile D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (blotchy swellshark) Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last & W. T. White, 2008 (saddled swellshark) Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880) (swellshark) Cephaloscyllium zebrum Last & W. T. White, 2008 (narrow-bar swellshark) Cephaloscyllium sp. 1 Not yet described (Philippines swellshark)
A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a baby shark born under mysterious conditions, the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium ...
Scyliorhinus meadi, the blotched catshark, is a little-known species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western central Atlantic Ocean.It inhabits banks of deep-sea coral at depths of 329–548 m (1,079–1,798 ft), feeding on cephalopods, shrimp, and bony fishes.
The draughtsboard shark closely resembles the blotchy swellshark (C. umbratile) and the Australian swellshark (C. laticeps), both of which have been suspected to be the same species as C. isabellum by different authors at various times.
Cephaloscyllium umbratile D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (Blotchy swellshark) Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Saddled swellshark) Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880) (Swellshark) Cephaloscyllium zebrum Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Narrow-bar swellshark) Cephaloscyllium sp. 1 Not yet described (Philippines swellshark)