Taiwan saddled carpetshark

The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.

Taiwan saddled carpetshark
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Parascylliidae
Genus:	Cirrhoscyllium
Species:	C. formosanum
Binomial name
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
Range of Taiwan saddled carpetshark (in blue)

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Reproduction is oviparous.