DiscoverSpeciesSharks and rays
Saddled carpet shark
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum
- Usual depth270 m
- Water temperature22–24 °C
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) OpenCage Systems, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The saddle carpetshark is a carpet shark of the family Parascylliidae found around Japan, between latitudes 35°N and 24°N, at depths between 250 and 290 m. The saddle carpetshark is known to grow up to 49 cm (19 in) in length, and it is an oviparous.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Saddle carpetshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 270 m · Deepest record: 270 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–24 °C
Photos
(c) OpenCage Systems, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Saddled carpet shark, Saddled catshark, saddle carpetshark, saddled carpet shark, Saddled Carpetshark, saddled catshark
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Sattel-Teppichhai
- Spanish
- alfombrera japonesa
- French
- requin-carpette chat
- Japanese
- higezame, kurakake-zame, kurakakezame, Kurakakezame, クラカケザメ
Similar species
Taiwan saddled carpet sharkCirrhoscyllium formosanum
- Barbelthroat carpet shark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
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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