Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Cephaloscyllium | |
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Similar Quagga catshark, Bristly catshark, Dwarf sawtail catshark, Australian blackspotted catshark, Spongehead catshark | ||
The Indian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium silasi, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Indian Ocean from Quilon, India and Sauqira Bay, Oman between latitudes 16° N and 10° N, from the surface to 300 m. It grows to about 36 cm in length, and can expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators.
References
Indian swellshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA