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Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) 
AphiaID: 367212

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Hemiscylliidae (Family) > Chiloscyllium (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Synonymised
taxa
  Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781)
Chiloscyllium indicum phymatodes Bleeker, 1852
Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852
Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852
Chiloscyllium tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Chilosycylum indicum (Gmelin, 1789) (misspelling)
Chyloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) (misspelling)
Hemiscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781)
Scyliorhinus dentatus Blainville, 1816
Scyliorhinus tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Scyliorhinus variegatus Blainville, 1816
Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854
Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781
Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816
Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804
Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789
Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Sources  basis of record: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Burmese nga man ing-myong  [details]
Chinese kau kang sha  [details]
English catshark  [details]
English nurse shark  [details]
English ridge back shark  [details]
English ridgeback catshark  [details]
English ridgebacked bamboo shark  [details]
English slender bamboo shark  [details]
French requin-chabot élégant  [details]
Japanese tenjikuzame  [details]
Malay (individual language) ikan tjutjot kumbang  [details]
Malay (individual language) ikan tjutjot tekeh  [details]
Malay (individual language) yu belangkas  [details]
Malay (individual language) yu bodoh  [details]
Malay (individual language) yu tokele  [details]
Malayalam ettee  [details]
Marathi balavala  [details]
Southern Balochi poos hee  [details]
Spanish bamboa elegante  [details]
Tamil karikkan schura  [details]
Tamil sorungun sorrah  [details]
Telugu bokee sorrah  [details]
Telugu ra sorrah  [details]
Thai chalarm gope  [details]
Thai chalarm hin  [details]
Vietnamese ca cha beo  [details]
Vietnamese ca cheo beo  [details]
Vietnamese ca nham  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 
Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosa (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) accepted as Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) accepted as Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: East Indian Ocean [details]
FAO fishing area 51 [details]
FAO fishing area 57 [details]
FAO fishing area 61 [details]
FAO fishing area 71 [details]
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Malindi Bay [details]
Ungama Bay [details]
Specimens  Holotype: BMNH 1853.11.12.205, locality East Indian Ocean [details]
Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1853.11.12.205, locality Indian Ocean [view taxon]
Syntype (from synonym): BMNH 1853.11.12.205, locality Indian Ocean [view taxon]
Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1853.11.12.205, locality Indian Ocean [view taxon]
Holotype (from synonym): RMNH 7406, locality Java (Semarang) [view taxon]
Syntype (from synonym): BMNH 1845.7.3.143, locality South Africa (Cape sea (locality doubtful)) [view taxon]
Host of  Caligus minimus Otto, 1821 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Irodes gracilis (Heller, 1865) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Taeniacanthus indicus Pillai, 1963 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus chiloscyllii Pillai, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To ITIS
Image 
Dollo (1904, pl. 09)
Dollo (1904, pl. 09)
added on 2009-08-12 - author: L. Dollo
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367212
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-09-05 15:20:45Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
2009-06-16 07:05:49Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Chiloscyllium indicum. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367212 on 2013-05-19
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