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Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium:cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark (See ETYFish); variegatum:Latin for varied or various, referring to strong intraspecific and ontogenetic variability in color pattern and morphology amongst the specimens examined (See ETYFish). More on authors: Last & White.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 114 - 606 m (Ref. 76948). Subtropical
This medium-sized species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 9.4-10.5% TL in height, trunk width 14.5-17.1% TL; origin of first dorsal fin over or slightly behind mid pelvic-fin base; prenarial 4.4-5.0% TL in length; length of preorbital snout, 1.5-1.7 times prenarial length, 2.9-3.3 in prepectoral length, 6.4-7.2 in prepelvic length; snout-vent length long, 50.5-52.9% TL; nostril 2.4-2.6% TL in width; eye-spiracle space wide, 0.8-1.3% TL; pectoral fin large, height 12.9-13.2% TL, posterior margin length 10.4-12.1% TL; anal fin 3.5-4.1% TL in height; anal-caudal space 4.5-5.7% SL; precaudal 76-78% TL in length; interdorsal space 6.5-8.0% TL; teeth with 3-7 cusps near symphysis of upper jaw; flank denticles are mainly unicuspidate; back with no greatly enlarged denticles; long adult clasper, up to 8.1% TL, almost reaching anal fin, interspace about 5.4 in anal-fin base; vertebral centra 116-124; teeth in each jaw 68-82; variable colour pattern, not similar between adults and juveniles; adults have 11 distinct or indistinct dark saddle-like markings on body and tail while juveniles are without saddles, instead with fine blackish spots; predorsal saddles are not much wider than interspaces between them; interspiracular saddle width is subequal to eye length; obvious dark blotch over gill slits none; fleshy part of caudal fin appearing as a pale stripe, well demarcated from darker areas above and below (Ref. 76948). Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Last, P.R. and W.T. White, 2008. Two new saddled swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from Eastern Australia. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22. (Ref. 76948)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Population dynamics Paramètres de croissance Max. ages / sizes Length-weight rel. Length-length rel. Fréquences de longueurs Mass conversion Recrutement Abondance
Life cycle Reproduction Maturité Maturity/Gills rel. Fécondité Frai Spawning aggregations Œufs Développement de l'œuf Larves Dynamique des populations larvaires
Physiology Body composition Nutrients Consommation d'oxygène Type de nage Vitesse de nage Visual pigments Fish sound Diseases & Parasites Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics Génétique Heterozygosity Héritabilité
Human related Aquaculture systems Profils d'aquaculture Souches Ciguatera cases Stamps, coins, misc.
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12 - 17.7, mean 13.8 °C (based on 13 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00138 - 0.00502), b=3.21 (3.04 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 4.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref. 120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
