Tasmanian carpet shark
Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Rusty carpetshark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:36.801542+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911
- Name authority
- McCulloch, 1911
- Common name
- Tasmanian carpet shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Parascylliidae
- Genus
- Parascyllium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderOrectolobiformes Compagno, 1973
- familyParascylliidae Gill, 1862
- genusParascyllium Gill, 1862
- speciesParascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parascyllium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| cat sharkParascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002 | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cat sharkParascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853) | ParascylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parascyllium multimaculatum Scott, 1935 Scott, 1935 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- McCulloch, A. R. (1911). Report on the fishes obtained by the F. I. S. “Endeavour,” on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Part I. Biological Results Endeavour, [v. 1] (pt 1): 1–87, Pls. 1–16. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DBPL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.