Author: Jordan & Fowler, 1903
FBname: Blotchy swell shark
Comments: Found on rocky reefs (Ref. 12951); near shore, down to 300 m on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230).  Feeds mainly on bony fishes such as mackerel, sardines, filefishes, moray eels, dragonets, flatfishes and cowfishes (Ref. 12951) but also preys on elasmobranches and squid (Ref. 12951).  Oviparous (Ref. 50449).  Thrives and breeds in public aquariums (Ref. 12951).