Swell shark
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For other "swell sharks" of the same genus, see Cephaloscyllium.
The swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) is a catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific Ocean from between central California to southern Mexico, with an additional population off the coast of Chile.[1] As a defense, the swell shark is able to expand to approximately double its regular size by swallowing water.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Cephaloscyllium |
Species: | C. ventriosum |
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Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880) | |
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