Scientific name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Chondrichthyes → Class Elasmobranchii → Subclass Neoselachii → Infraclass Selachii → Superorder Galeomorphi → Order Carcharhiniformes → Family Scyliorhinidae → Genus Cephaloscyllium
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine Life → Fish → Sharks
These lay egg cases in shallower water. The egg cases are known as "mermaids' purses", and can take 9-12 months to hatch.
