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The rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum, 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 off southern 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 31°S
31st parallel south

The 31st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 31 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 31? 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 of between 5 and 150 m. Its length is up to 80 cm.

The rusty carpetshark is found on the continental shelf
Continental shelf

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 or near the bottom, and also close inshore near rocks and river mouths. It occurs on beds of algae on reefs or seagrass
Seagrass

Seagrasses are flowering plants from one of four plant families , which grow in marine , fully-saline water environments....
, and also hides in rocky caves and ledges during the day.






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The rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum, 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 off southern 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 31°S
31st parallel south

The 31st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 31 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 31? 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 of between 5 and 150 m. Its length is up to 80 cm.

The rusty carpetshark is found on the continental shelf
Continental shelf

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 or near the bottom, and also close inshore near rocks and river mouths. It occurs on beds of algae on reefs or seagrass
Seagrass

Seagrasses are flowering plants from one of four plant families , which grow in marine , fully-saline water environments....
, and also hides in rocky caves and ledges during the day. The mouth is in front of the eyes.

Coloration is grey-brown with an indistinct dark collar around 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. There are six or seven dusky saddles, and dark spots on the body tail and fins.

Reproduction is oviparous.