| Rusty carpetshark | |
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| Illustration of Parascyllium ferrugineum | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Parascyllium |
| Species: | P. ferrugineum |
| Binomial name | |
| Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911 | |
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| Range of rusty carpetshark (in blue) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parascyllium multimaculatum Scott, 1935 | |
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 seagrass beds 5–150 m (16–492 ft) in depth by night, hiding in caves by day. Its length is up to 80 cm (2.6 ft) TL and it feeds on crustaceans and molluscs. Reproduction is oviparous, with pups being born at 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.
References
- ^ Heupel, M.R. (2016). "Parascyllium ferrugineum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41842A68639939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41842A68639939.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parascyllium ferrugineum". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0
External links
Media related to Parascyllium ferrugineum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Parascyllium ferrugineum at Wikispecies
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| Parascyllium ferrugineum |
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