Parascylliidae
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| Rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae T. N. Gill, 1862 |
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 91 centimetres (2.99 ft) in adult length. They have elongated, slender, bodies, cat-like eyes, and barbels behind the chin. They feed on small fish and invertebrates.
[edit] Genera and species
There are eight species of collared carpet shark, in two genera:
Family Parascylliidae
- Genus Cirrhoscyllium
- Genus Parascyllium
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Parascylliidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
[edit] See also
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