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• The draughtsboard shark differs from the Australian swellshark in coloration and the form of its morphometric measurements.
• Draughtsboard sharks are often taken as bycatch by commercial fisheries, but are probably hardy enough to survive the experience.
• Occurring down to a depth of, the draughtsboard shark frequents rocky reefs during the day and sandy flats at night.
• This species has often been confounded with the draughtsboard shark ( " C . isabellum " ) and the Sarawak pygmy swellshark ( " C . sarawakensis " ) in scientific literature.
• Like other " Cephaloscyllium " species, the draughtsboard shark has the ability to inflate its body dramatically in response to a predator; this defense mechanism may be behind reports of this species mature sexually at and long respectively.
• The coloration of the draughtsboard shark gives it its common name : it is golden to brown above and light below, with up to 11 dark brown, irregular dorsal " saddles " that alternate with blotches on its flanks to form a checkerboard pattern.
• The draughtsboard shark closely resembles the blotchy swellshark ( " C . umbratile " ) and the Australian swellshark ( " C . laticeps " ), both of which have been suspected to be the same species as " C . isabellum " by different authors at various times.