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The barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, is a carpetshark of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Parascylliidae
Parascylliidae

The Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family of sharks. They are only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific.They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than in adult length....
 found in the China Sea
China Sea

The China Seas consists of the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean:*Yellow Sea*East China Sea*South China Sea...
 between Luzon
Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two....
 in the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
 and China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, between latitude
Latitude

Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps ....
s 23° N
23rd parallel north

The 23rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 23 degree true north of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23? north passes through:...
 and 10° N
10th parallel north

The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degree true north of the Earth equator.A section of the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel....
, at depths of between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm, but this measurement is only from two female specimens.

The barbelthroat carpetshark has a pair of cartilaginous barbels on the throat. The head length is three times the first dorsal fin
Dorsal fin

A wikt:dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of some fish, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, as well as the ichthyosaurs. Its main purpose is to stabilize the animal against rolling and assist in sudden turns....
 base, and the mouth is in front of the eyes.






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The barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, is a carpetshark of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Parascylliidae
Parascylliidae

The Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family of sharks. They are only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific.They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than in adult length....
 found in the China Sea
China Sea

The China Seas consists of the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean:*Yellow Sea*East China Sea*South China Sea...
 between Luzon
Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two....
 in the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
 and China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, between latitude
Latitude

Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps ....
s 23° N
23rd parallel north

The 23rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 23 degree true north of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23? north passes through:...
 and 10° N
10th parallel north

The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degree true north of the Earth equator.A section of the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel....
, at depths of between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm, but this measurement is only from two female specimens.

The barbelthroat carpetshark has a pair of cartilaginous barbels on the throat. The head length is three times the first dorsal fin
Dorsal fin

A wikt:dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of some fish, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, as well as the ichthyosaurs. Its main purpose is to stabilize the animal against rolling and assist in sudden turns....
 base, and the mouth is in front of the eyes. The dorsal fins are equal sized and set back towards the tail. It is found on the continental shelf
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
, offshore on or near the bottom.

Coloration is between six and ten diffuse saddle marks on the dorsal
Dorsum (biology)

In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals that walk upright....
 surface, the saddles above the abdomen being rounded and continuing above the pelvic fin bases. The gill
Gill

A gill is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic ecosystem organisms. It is a respiration organ whose function is the extraction of oxygen from water and the excretion of carbon dioxide....
 region is without collar marking.

Reproduction is oviparous.