Cephaloscyllium umbratile ';
General information
 
Cephaloscyllium umbratile Jordan & Fowler, 1903
 
 
Common nameBlotchy swell shark
Synonyms
Trygon orbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon dorbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon d'orbignyi Castelnau, 1855
Trygon dumerilii Castelnau, 1855
Potamotrygon dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855)
Trygon reticulatus Günther, 1880
Potamotrygon reticulatus (Gunther, 1880)
Cephaloscyllium formosanum Teng, 1962
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Carcharhiniformes; Scyliorhinidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Japan; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Vietnam; New Zealand; Fiji
Occurrence Native: China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Fiji
Questionable: New Zealand
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Suruga-Bay,Japan
Source of chromosomes
Gill tissue
Number of specimens with sex
04 males
Diploid chromosome number
64
Karyotype formula
34m/sm+30st/a
Fundamental arm number
98
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Asahida T, Ida H (1988). Karyotypes and cellualr DNA contents of two sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology,35(2):215-219.