Cook's Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, Séret & White 2008
Cook's Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium cooki. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A small rare greyish-brown swell shark with eight pale-edged dark saddles along the body and tail, the first curved forward to the eyes, and pale spots on the snout, fins and inside the saddles.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Cephaloscyllium cooki in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2622
Cook's Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, Séret & White 2008
More Info
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Distribution |
Known only from the Arafura Sea - from Northern Territory, Australia, to the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. |
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Biology |
Nothing is known of the habitat and ecology of this species. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Cook's Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, Séret & White 2008
References
Kyne, P.M. 2011. Cephaloscyllium cooki. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Second Edition. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephalosyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo-Australian region. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 22: 129–146.
