barbelthroat carpet shark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The barbelthroat carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found in the South China Sea between Luzon in the Philippines and China, between latitudes 23°N and 10°N, at depths between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Barbelthroat carpetshark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:26:43.323479+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Name authority
- Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- Common name
- barbelthroat carpet shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Parascylliidae
- Genus
- Cirrhoscyllium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderOrectolobiformes Compagno, 1973
- familyParascylliidae Gill, 1862
- genusCirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
- speciesCirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cirrhoscyllium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, H. M. (1913). The hemiscylliid sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with description of a new genus from the China Sea. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer “Albatross,” 1907-1910.--No. 28.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 45 (no. 1997): 567–569, Pl. 45. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.45-1997.567 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YX22. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.