Taiwan saddled carpet shark
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
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 Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Taiwan saddled carpetshark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:47:08.105733+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
- Name authority
- Teng, 1959
- Common name
- Taiwan saddled 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 formosanum Teng, 1959
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 |
|---|---|---|
| saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barbelthroat carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nebrius formosanum (Teng, 1959) (Teng, 1959) | synonym |
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.
- Teng, H.-T. (1959). Studies on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Part III. A new species of shark of the genus Cirrhoscyllium from Kao-hsiung, Formosa. Report - Laboratory of Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, No. 7: 1–6, Pl. 1. 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:VGYB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.