Indian swellshark

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.

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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. More

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Common names

Holbiche indienne in French (français)
Indian swell shark in English
Indian swellshark in English
Indiase zwelhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Indisk ballonhaj in Danish (dansk)
Pejegato de Silas in Spanish (español)
印度絨毛鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
印度绒毛鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Cephaloscyllium
Species : Cephaloscyllium silasi
Authority : Talwar, 1974