Cirrhoscyllium

Cirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.

Cirrhoscyllium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
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]

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