Collared carpetshark
| Collared carpetshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Parascyllium |
| Species: | P. collare |
| Binomial name | |
| Parascyllium collare E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888 | |
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| Range of collared carpetshark (in blue) | |
The collared carpetshark, Parascyllium collare, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off eastern Australia, between latitudes 26°S and 38°S, at depths of between 20 and 160 m. Its length is up to 85 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Parascyllium collare" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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