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The Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 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 barbel
Barbel (anatomy)

A barbel on a fish is a slender, whiskerlike tactile organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, sturgeon, and some species of shark....
s behind the chin. They feed on small fish and invertebrates.








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The Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks are a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 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 barbel
Barbel (anatomy)

A barbel on a fish is a slender, whiskerlike tactile organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, sturgeon, and some species of shark....
s behind the chin. They feed on small fish and invertebrates.

Genera and species

There are eight species of collared carpet shark, in two genera:

Family Parascylliidae
  • Genus Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe in Smith , 1913
    • Barbelthroat carpetshark
      Barbelthroat carpetshark

      The barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found in the China Sea between Luzon in the Philippines and China, between latitudes 23rd parallel north and 10th parallel north, at depths of between 180 and 190 m....
      , Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    • Taiwan saddled carpetshark
      Taiwan saddled carpetshark

      The Taiwan saddled carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium formosanum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28th parallel north and 21st parallel north, at depths down to 110 m....
      , Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959
    • Saddle carpetshark
      Saddle carpetshark

      The saddle carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium japonicum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Japan, between latitudes 35th parallel north and 24th parallel north, at depths of between 250 and 290 m....
      , Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943
  • Genus Parascyllium Gill , 1862
    • Collared carpetshark
      Collared carpetshark

      The collared carpetshark, Parascyllium collare, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off eastern Australia, between latitudes 26th parallel south and 38th parallel south, at depths of between 20 and 160 m....
      , Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
    • Elongate carpetshark, Parascyllium elongatum
    • Rusty carpetshark
      Rusty carpetshark

      The rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off southern Australia, between latitudes 31st parallel south and 41st parallel south, at depths of between 5 and 150 m....
      , Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911
    • Ginger carpetshark
      Ginger carpetshark

      The ginger carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off Western Australia, at depths of between 205 and 245 m....
      , Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002
    • Necklace carpetshark
      Necklace carpetshark

      The necklace carpetshark, Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Australia between latitudes 37th parallel south and 41st parallel south, at depths down to 180 m....
      , Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853)


See also

  • List of sharks
    List of sharks

    Shark classificationSharks belong to the superorder Selachimorpha in the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. It is a fish. The Elasmobranchii also include batoidea and skate s; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras....