Flagtail Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, Séret & White 2008
Other Names: Flagtail Swellshark
A Flagtail Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium signourum. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A rare brownish swell shark with a variegated pattern of 9–10 darker saddles and a "V"-shaped blotch at the tip of the upper caudal fin lobe. Juveniles are pale yellowish with narrow brown bars.
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Dianne J. Bray, Cephaloscyllium signourum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2623
Flagtail Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, Séret & White 2008
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to northeastern Australia from off the Murray Isles and Lihou Reef, Queensland (possibly also off New Caledonia, Vanuata and Fiji). |
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Biology |
Nothing is known of the habitat, biology and ecology of this species. |
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Etymology |
The specific name signourum is from the Latin signum meaning 'flag' and the Greek oura meaning 'tail', in reference to the distinctive dark flag-like marking on the terminal lobe of the caudal fin. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Flagtail Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, Séret & White 2008
References
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Compagno, L.J.V. & V.H. Niem, 1998. Scyliorhinidae. Catsharks. p. 1279-1292. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (as Cephaloscyllium Sp E in part)
Compagno, L.J.V., D. Dando & S. Fowler. 2005. A field guide to the sharks of the world. Harper Collins Publishing Ltd., London, 368 pp. (as Cephaloscyllium Sp E in part)
Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2011. Cephaloscyllium signourum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia. 513 pp.
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.
