For the very first time, scientists have captured live footage of the painted swellshark (Cephaloscyllium pictum) — a super-elusive, blotchy catshark that until now had only been known from unlucky ...

The footage was filmed during an exploration of the deep-sea waters off the coast of Timor-Leste, a region that has proven to be a vibrant hotspot for marine biodiversity. A Serendipitous Discovery in ...

Cephaloscyllium pictum, or the painted swellshark, was first discovered in 2008 based on five specimens collected at fish markets in Lombok and Bali, Indonesia. The shark species grows to about ...

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