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Hemiscylliidae
catshark
Chiloscyllium griseum
Bottom shark among estuaries and reefs
- Gray
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Gray
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
Largecatshark is a fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 77 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Carpet Sharks
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium
- Maximum length
- 77 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand. Reported records of this species from the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan are misidentifications of C. punctatum (Ref. 125614 ). Many country records need confirmation (Ref. 13575 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
