Image: Holotype of a Draughtboard Shark from the collection

Holotype of a Draughtboard Shark from the collection

Holotype of a Draughtboard Shark from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Photographer:
Mark Allen
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Draughtboard Shark
Scientific name:
Cephaloscyllium laticeps
Family:
Scyliorhinidae
Order:
Carcharhiniformes

Additional information

The specimen is the holotype of Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps nascione, Whitley, 1932 (AMS IA.2829). It was collected at a depth of 165 m, 38 km north-east of Montague Island, New South Wales in September 1926.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Cephaloscyllium laticeps, Draughtboard Shark, holotype,