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Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, Séret & White, 2008

Cook’s swellshark
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known off Tanimbar Island, eastern Indonesia (08°01′ S, 132°51′ E, 09°26′ S, 131°13′ E) (Ref. 76946).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R., B. Séret and W.T. White, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium: cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  cooki: In honor of the late Sidney F. Cook (1953-1997), shark fisheries biologist, “whose energy, dedication and contribution to shark conservation is sadly missed”. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Last, Séret & White.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री बेनथोपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 223 - 300 m (Ref. 76946).   Tropical

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