Cirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.
Cirrhoscyllium | |
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Saddle carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium japonicum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Orectolobiformes |
Family: | Parascylliidae |
Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
Species in the genus Cirrhoscyllium have throat barbels which are believed to act as tactile sensory organ, detecting movement or changes in water flow.[1]