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Chiloscyllium plagiosum
As recorded: Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous & Bennett, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Orectolobiformes › Hemiscylliidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and K.E. CarpenterK.E. Carpenter →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- August 2, 1978
- Locality
- Philippines
- Island
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1978, J.E. Randall and K.E. Carpenter also collected 2 other specimens.
Chiloscyllium plagiosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
China
(c) Tunaking, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) 徐淑芬, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Taiwan, TW
(c) 謝忠良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Fujian, CN
(c) Winni chine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
(c) koi20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
China
(c) zaiqiu-max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chiloscyllium plagiosum. BPBM 26484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35955870. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/26484.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35955870 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026