''Parascyllium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

carpetshark Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes . Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" (named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets) is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name ...

s in the family

Parascylliidae The Parascylliidae, or collared carpet sharks, are a family of sharks only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific. They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than 91.0 cm in adult length. They have elonga ...

. Species in this genus are distributed in waters around

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

Species

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Parascyllium collare The collared carpetshark (''Parascyllium collare'') is a poorly understood species of carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae endemic to the waters of eastern Australia between latitudes 26°S and 38°S. It is typically found in depth nea ...

'' E. P. Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 (collared carpetshark) * ''

Parascyllium elongatum The elongate carpet shark (''Parascyllium elongatum'') is a species of carpetshark in the family Parascylliidae. It is known from a single female specimen long, recovered from the stomach of a school shark (''Galeorhinus galeus'') caught from ...

Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...

& Stevens, 2008 (elongate carpetshark) * ''

Parascyllium ferrugineum The rusty carpetshark (''Parascyllium ferrugineum'') is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off southern Australia between latitudes 31°S and 41°S near the ocean floor on the continental shelf. It inhabits rocky reefs and s ...

'' McCulloch, 1911 (rusty carpetshark) * ''

Parascyllium sparsimaculatum The ginger carpetshark (''Parascyllium sparsimaculatum'') is a species of carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, n ...

'' T. Goto &

, 2002 (ginger carpetshark) * ''

Parascyllium variolatum The necklace carpetshark (''Parascyllium variolatum''), also known as the varied carpetshark, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae endemic to the waters off Australia's southern coast between latitudes 37°S and 41°S. It is found ...

'' A. H. A. Duméril, 1853 (necklace carpetshark)

References

Parascylliidae Shark genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Shark-stub