Taiwan saddled carpetshark
| Taiwan saddled carpetshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium |
| Species: | C. formosanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
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| Range of Taiwan saddled carpetshark (in blue) | |
The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.