Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, a carpetshark of the group parascyllidae, had caught my eye as a potential candidate for a shark more fit for home aquaria than the standard atelomycterus catshark or hemiscyllid, as FishBase and Shark References report a max size of 34 cm long, vastly smaller than the maximum length of its contemporaries(carpetsharks such as hemiscyllium ocellatum and chiloscyllium griseum). More importantly, I had recalled seeing this species for sale some years before, although I have no clue where or when that was.
I'm not planning to stock this animal for my current aquarium and likely would not consider it until when I have finished university and found sustainable income(sharks do be expensive), but I am quite curious whether this animal exists in captivity at all, whether it is bred, is it likely to maintain its small size or grow larger, or is there any relatives similar in size from its initial description. I have not found any reports of the animal in the wild other than the holotype, so my current assumption is that they are not kept in captivity.
TL.DR: found this shark when I was looking for tiny sharks I can keep, does it exist in captivity or has anyone heard of relatives of similar size?
I'm not planning to stock this animal for my current aquarium and likely would not consider it until when I have finished university and found sustainable income(sharks do be expensive), but I am quite curious whether this animal exists in captivity at all, whether it is bred, is it likely to maintain its small size or grow larger, or is there any relatives similar in size from its initial description. I have not found any reports of the animal in the wild other than the holotype, so my current assumption is that they are not kept in captivity.
TL.DR: found this shark when I was looking for tiny sharks I can keep, does it exist in captivity or has anyone heard of relatives of similar size?