The
necklace carpetshark,
Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
ParascylliidaeThe Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family of sharks. They are only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific.They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than in adult length. They have elongated, slender, bodies, cat-like eyes, and barbels...
found around
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
between
latitudeLatitude, usually denoted by the Greek letter phi gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the imaginary horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps that run either north or south of the equator...
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37°SThe 37th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 37 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 37° south passes through:...
and
41°SThe 41st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41° south passes through:-See also:*40th parallel south*42nd parallel south...
, at depths down to 180 m. Its length is up to 91 cm.
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The
necklace carpetshark,
Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
ParascylliidaeThe Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family of sharks. They are only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific.They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than in adult length. They have elongated, slender, bodies, cat-like eyes, and barbels...
found around
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
between
latitudeLatitude, usually denoted by the Greek letter phi gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the imaginary horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps that run either north or south of the equator...
s
37°SThe 37th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 37 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 37° south passes through:...
and
41°SThe 41st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41° south passes through:-See also:*40th parallel south*42nd parallel south...
, at depths down to 180 m. Its length is up to 91 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.