Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium:cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish); formosanum:--anum, Latin adjectival suffix that means, when attached to a name, “belonging to”: Formosa, or Taiwan, referring to type locality off southwestern coast of Taiwan. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 366 m (Ref. 94801). Subtropical
Distribuzione
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