Species Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008
Elongate Carpet Shark, Elongate Carpetshark
- Parascyllium elongatum Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2008. Parascyllium elongatum sp. nov, a new collared carpetshark (Orectolobiformes: Parascylliidae) from southwestern Australia. pp. 35-38 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [35, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.2508–01, near Chatham Island, WA [35°01'S 116°28'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South of Cape Leeuwin to Chatham Island, WA; temperate
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Taken at 50m; known from a single female specimen taken from the stomach of Galeorhinus galeus (School Shark)
General References
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2008. Parascyllium elongatum sp. nov, a new collared carpetshark (Orectolobiformes: Parascylliidae) from southwestern Australia. pp. 35-38 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [37] (Elongate Carpet Shark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [125] (Elongate Carpetshark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |