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Chiloscyllium arabicum
Arabian Carpetshark
As recorded: Chiloscyllium confusum Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Orectolobiformes › Hemiscylliidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- January 31, 1980
- Locality
- India; Cochin fishing port; landing dock
- Island
- India
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1980, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.
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Lipocheilus carnolabrum
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Odontamblyopus roseus
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Photopectoralis bindus
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Plectorhinchus gibbosus
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Pristipomoides filamentosus
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Trachinotus mookalee
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Upeneus indicus
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Chiloscyllium arabicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
India
(c) Atharva Kasturia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-04
India
(c) Colin Braganza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-03
Maharashtra, IN
(c) anwitpandit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-18
India
(c) Ronak Waghe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-04
India
(c) Venkatesh Saroj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
India
(c) Ashwit Shetty, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chiloscyllium arabicum. BPBM 27525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35957444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27525.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35957444 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026