Scientific Name	Cirrhoscyllium formosanum   Pronounce			by: Po-Feng Lee
Author	Teng, 1959	Depth	- 110M
Chinese	臺灣喉鬚鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	斑鰭鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F009　Parascylliidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣橙黃鯊
Max Length	39 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙條
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Kao-Hsiung [Kaohsiung], Taiwan [Formosa Strait, western Pacific], depth ca. 110 meters
Synonyms	Nebrius formosanum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Teng, H.T. 鄧火土 1959 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0062216. ASIZP0062217. ASIZP0066122. ASIZP0066149. ASIZP0066152. ASIZP0072831. ASIZP0080386. ASIZP0080447. ASIZP0801900. ASIZP0801901. ASIZP0801902. ASIZP0911900. ASIZP0911901. ASIZP0911902. NMMBP03238. NMMBP04197. NMMBP04198. NMMBP04284. NMNSF00794.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Taiwan saddled carpet shark; Taiwan saddled carpetshark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)
Characteristic	Body very elongate, tapering regularly from nape to tail. Head depressed, with barbells on throat. Eyes small, lateral, nictitating membrane absent. Lower lid with well developed subocular fold. Spiracles minute, close behind and little below lower eye edge. First dorsal fin origin over pelvic free rear tips, halfway between snout tip and subterminal notch. Anal insertion below first third of 2nd dorsal fin, free rear tip ends well in front of 2nd dorsal insertion, at about 2nd dorsal midbase. Trunk, tail, and caudal fin with about 6 dark saddles.
habitats	A rare and little-known small, tropical or subtropical shark species. Maximum observed total length 39 cm.
Distribution	Only distributed in Taiwan waters.
Utility	This species taken by bottom longlines. Stock size very limited.