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Barbelthroat carpet shark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
- Usual depth183 m
- Water temperature26–28 °C
- How commonRare
About this species
The barbelthroat carpetshark 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 183 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Barbelthroat carpet shark, barbelthroat carpet shark, barbelthroat carpetshark
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Bartel-Teppichhai
- Spanish
- alfombrera barbuda
- French
- requin-carpette á moustache, Requin carpette à moustaches
- Japanese
- higezame, Higezame, ヒゲザメ
Similar species
Taiwan saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium formosanum
Saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium japonicum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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