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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium |
| Species: | C. formosanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
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| Range of Taiwan saddled carpetshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
edit- ^ Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Cirrhoscyllium formosanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161679A124527280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161679A124527280.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirrhoscyllium formosanum". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Shark Life Magazine Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2