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Name : Chiloscyllium griseum

Common Name : Mori
Class : Elasmobranchii
Order : Orectolobiformes
Family : Hemiscylliidae
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Description

Caudal fin with a pronounced sub-terminal notch but without a ventral lobe. Species: Light brown, yellow-brown or grey-brown above, cream below, with 12-13 prominent saddle marks in young, fading with growth and absent in adults. Dark bands in juveniles not outline in black. Dorsal fins smaller than pelvic fins, without projecting free rear tips. Body without lateral dermal ridge.


Size

Maximum length: 68.2 cm (TL), common length: 40-55 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds mainly on invertebrates


Utilization

Locally consumed fresh and kept as a marine aquarium fish


Gears

Gillnet, Hook and line