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Steven's swellshark

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Steven's swellshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Cephaloscyllium
Species:
C. stevensi
Binomial name
Cephaloscyllium stevensi

Steven's swellshark (Cephaloscyllium stevensi) is a species of swellshark which resides in the waters around Papua New Guinea. It was described by Clark and Randall in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Clark, E. & Randall, J. E. 2011. Cephalloscyllium stevensi: a new species of swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Papua New Guinea. aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 17 (1): 23-34.