Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838

Grey Carpetshark

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8fd78c58-d8d8-4590-a32e-a803c065d740

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Chiloscyllium punctatum
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

Conservation status

IUCNNear Threatened

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Range: 10
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, India to Taiwan and Japan to Australia.
Abundance: 2
Diet: Invertebrates, Plankton, Fishes
Depth: (0–8 m)
Common_Name: Grey Carpetshark;Grey carpet shark; grey catshark
IUCN_Threat_status: Near Threatened
Frequency: 0.308
Threats: Fishing
Max_size: 1.21 m

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Chiloscyllium punctatum

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Hemiscyllium punctatum (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Hemiscyllium punctatum (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Published in: Fowler, H.W. 1941. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli and Ostariophysi obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Bull. U.S. Natl Mus. Vol. 100 (13) pp. 1-879 figs 1-30
Hemiscyllium punctatum (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Published in: Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas Sydney : Angus & Robertson pp. 211 pp. 63 figs

Common Names

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Grey Carpet Shark
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Brown-banded Bamboo Shark
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Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
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Spotted Catshark
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Brown-banded Cat Shark
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Brown-spotted Cat-shark
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Grey Carpetshark
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Brown Spotted Cat Shark
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Brown-banded Cat-shark
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Brown-spotted Catshark
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Brownbanded Bambooshark
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Gray Carpet Shark
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
CHONDRICHTHYES
subclass
ELASMOBRANCHII
order
ORECTOLOBIFORMES
family
HEMISCYLLIIDAE
genus
Chiloscyllium
species
Chiloscyllium punctatum  Recorded in Australia

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