Cephaloscyllium stevensi

Cephaloscyllium stevensi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Cephaloscyllium
Species: C. stevensi
Binomial name
Cephaloscyllium stevensi
E. Clark & J. E. Randall, 2011

Cephaloscyllium stevensi, known commonly as the Steven's swellshark, is a species of swellshark which resides in the waters around Papua New Guinea. It was described by Clark and Randall in 2011.[1]

References

  1. Clark, E. & Randall, J. E. 2011. Cephalloscyllium stevensi: a new species of swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Papua New Guinea. aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 17 (1): 23-34.


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