Australian Swellshark

Australian Swellshark

Cephaloscyllium laticeps

Also known as: Draughtboard Shark, Nutcracker Shark, Sleepy Joe, Flopguts, Isabell's Swell Shark

Predict Sightings
LCElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesScyliorhinidae

Seasonal Activity

2,410 sightings · 2000–2026

Citizen science records via GBIF

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Scyliorhinidae

Photo

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Occurrence data from GBIF.