Draft:Philippines Swellshark

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Comment: WP:TOOSOON - as te sources say "potentially new species" and "likely represent a new species" KylieTastic (talk) 09:57, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

The Philippines swellshark is a species of swellshark in the genus Cephaloscyllium and the family Scyliorhinidae.

Range

This species was discovered around Luzon island in the Philippines in a trawl net.^[1].

Discovery

Two individual sharks were caught in a trawl net around Luzon island in the Philippines. An expedition was led by the California Academy of Sciences in 2011. On the expedition, the Philippines swellshark was one of 300 potential new species. On the expedition, they were documenting the wildlife in and around Luzon, and found new species almost every day, such as nudibranchs^[1].

Habitat

The sharks were caught at a depth of about 2,000 metres^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pictures: "Pancake" Sea Slug Among New Philippines Species". Adventure. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
^ "New Swell Shark from the Philippines". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

[auto-1] "Pictures: "Pancake" Sea Slug Among New Philippines Species". Adventure. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

[2] "New Swell Shark from the Philippines". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

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