swell shark

swell shark
noun
: any of several short, wide-bodied sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae that take in air when caught and swell up; especially : a shark (Cephaloscyllium uter) of the California coast

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  • Swell shark — Swell Swell, n. 1. The act of swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Gradual increase. Specifically: (a) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance. (b) Increase in height; elevation; rise. [1913 Webster] Little River affords navigation during a swell… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swell shark — katgalvis dryžasis katryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cephaloscyllium isabellum angl. blotchy shark; crowd shark; draught board shark; swell shark rus. кошачьеголовая акула; шашечная акула;… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Swell shark — Taxobox name = Swellshark image width = 250px image caption = status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus …   Wikipedia

  • Blotchy swell shark — Blotchy swell shark …   Wikipedia

  • Saddled swell shark — Taxobox name = Saddled swell shark status = DD regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus = Cephaloscyllium species = C. sp. nov. B binomial = Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. B… …   Wikipedia

  • Narrowbar swell shark — Taxobox name = Narrowbar swell shark status = DD regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus = Cephaloscyllium species = C. sp. nov. D binomial = Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. D… …   Wikipedia

  • Speckled swell shark — Taxobox name = Speckled swell shark status = DD regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus = Cephaloscyllium species = C. sp. nov. E binomial = Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. E… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian swell shark — australinis didžiagalvis katryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cephaloscyllium laticeps angl. Australian swell shark rus. австралийская головастая акула ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžiagalviai… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • California swell shark — kaliforninis didžiagalvis katryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cephaloscyllium ventriosum angl. California swell shark rus. калифорнийская кошачьеголовая акула; калифорнийская раздувающаяся акула …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • reticulated swell shark — dryžasis didžiagalvis katryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cephaloscyllium fasciatum angl. reticulated swell shark rus. полосатая головастая акула ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžiagalviai… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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