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title: "Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark"
description: "Cirrhoscyllium formosanum — Fish. The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/taiwan-saddled-carpetshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark

> Cirrhoscyllium formosanum — Fish. The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m.

- Scientific name: *Cirrhoscyllium formosanum*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1
- Wikidata: [Q31753](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31753)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97882](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97882)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark
- de: Taiwanischer Teppichhai
- fr: Requin carpette chien

## Summary

The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m.  Its length is up to 39 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_saddled_carpetshark

## Photo

![Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-saddled-carpetshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao Shi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97882

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-saddled-carpetshark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).