Bluegrey carpetshark
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| Species: | H. colcloughi
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| Heteroscyllium colcloughi (Ogilby, 1908)
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Template:Sharksportal The bluegray carpetshark, Heteroscyllium colcloughi, is a blind shark in the family Brachaeluridae, found in the subtropical southwest Pacific Ocean endemic to Australia, between latitudes 12° S to 29° S. It reaches a length of 76 cm.
The bluegray carpetshark has a caudal fin with its upper lobe at a low angle above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe. It is a little-known shark found on the continental shelf close inshore.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Heteroscyllium colcloughi" in FishBase. may 2006 version.