The necklace carpetshark, Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the family
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The necklace carpetshark, Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies.... Parascylliidae
Parascylliidae
The 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.... found around Australia
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.... between latitude
Latitude
Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps .... s 37°S
37th parallel south
The 37th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 37 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 37? south passes through:... and 41°S
41st parallel south
The 41st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 41 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41? south passes through:... , at depths down to 180 m. Its length is up to 91 cm.
The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay.... on sandy bottoms, rocky reefs, beds of kelp
Kelp
Kelp are large seaweed plants , belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genus. Some species can be very long and form kelp forests.... , and in seagrass beds. Details of its ecology are, however, virtually unknown.
Coloration is dark greyish to chocolate-brown with an unmistakable, highly variable pattern of a broad, dark, white-spotted collar over the gill
Gill
A gill is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic ecosystem organisms. It is a respiration organ whose function is the extraction of oxygen from water and the excretion of carbon dioxide.... s, obvious black spots on all fins, and dark blotches and dense white spots on the body.
