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| Saddled swellshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloscyllium |
| Species: | C. variegatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last & W. T. White, 2008
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The saddled swellshark (Cephaloscyllium variegatum) is a rare species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to Eastern Australia. This bottom-dwelling species is found on the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope at a depth of 115–605 m (377–1,985 ft). It is a robustly built shark with a short, broad, flattened head and a capacious mouth. Adults are patterned with saddles on a brownish or grayish background, which varies between tropical and temperate sharks; juveniles are light-colored with many spots. This shark reaches 74 cm (29 in) in length. Like other swellsharks, it can inflate itself as a defensive measure. Reproduction is oviparous.
- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Barratt, P.J. (2019). "Cephaloscyllium variegatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T42707A68616530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T42707A68616530.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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