Cirrhoscyllium
Sign in to saveCirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.
Species
クラカケザメ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderOrectolobiformes
- FamilyParascylliidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded86
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- Parent taxon
- Parascylliidae
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Cirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.
Species in the genus Cirrhoscyllium have throat barbels which are believed to act as tactile sensory organ, detecting movement or changes in water flow.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cirrhoscyllium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.