Brownish to greyish swell shark with a broad dark saddle behind the eyes, and a dense array of irregular very dark spots, blotches and saddles, sometimes with paler flecks on the body. Small juveniles have small dark spots and faint saddle-like blotches, and larger juveniles have darker saddles only.

When disturbed or threatened, swell sharks increase their size by inflating their stomachs with air or water in an attempt to avoid predation

At a glance

Habitat Found in shallow waters on reef or weed structure and along the continental shelf to a depth of around 650m
Size Can grow to around 1.5m in length
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Habitat
Found in shallow waters on reef or weed structure and along the continental shelf to a depth of around 650m
Size
Can grow to around 1.5m in length
Common Name Draughtboard Shark
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassChondrichthyes
SubclassElasmobranchii
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilyScyliorhinidae
GenusCephaloscyllium
SpeciesCephaloscyllium laticeps
Synonyms

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