Biology:Parascyllium

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Short description: Genus of sharks

Parascyllium
Parascyllium ferrugineum.jpg
Parascyllium ferrugineum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Parascylliidae
Genus: Parascyllium
T. N. Gill, 1862

Parascyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae. Species in this genus are distributed in waters around Australia .[1]

Species

  • Parascyllium collare E. P. Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 (collared carpetshark)
  • Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008 (elongate carpetshark)
  • Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911 (rusty carpetshark)
  • Parascyllium sparsimaculatum T. Goto & Last, 2002 (ginger carpetshark)
  • Parascyllium variolatum A. H. A. Duméril, 1853 (necklace carpetshark)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Parascyllium in FishBase. February 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q146327 entry