- Necklace carpetshark
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Necklace carpetshark Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Parascylliidae Genus: Parascyllium Species: P. variolatum Binomial name Parascyllium variolatum
(A. H. A. Duméril, 1853)Range of necklace carpetshark (in blue) The necklace carpetshark, Parascyllium variolatum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Australia between latitudes 37°S and 41°S, at depths down to 180 m. Its length is up to 91 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Parascyllium variolatum" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Parascylliidae
- Fish of Australia
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