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Chiloscyllium arabicum Gubanov, 1980

Arabian carpetshark
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Pakistan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Probably utilized in this country (Ref. 43278). Museum: West Pakistan, USNM 202674, 221698 (C. confusum) (Ref. 13292).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Etymology: Chiloscyllium: cheilos (Gr.), lip, referring to membranous and broad lower lip, presumably of C. plagiosum (proposed without a species); skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  arabicum: -icus (Gr.), belonging to: Arabian (Persian) Gulf, between Iran and Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs. (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 100 m (Ref. 43278).   Subtropical; 31°N - 8°S, 45°E - 78°E (Ref. 54325)

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