Species Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002

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• Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto, T. & Last, P.R. 2002. A new parascylliid species, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum, from Western Australia (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes). Ichthyological Research 49: 15-20 [15, figs 1, 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.2269-02 ♀, off Cape Leeuwin, WA [34°56´S, 114°59´E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.2360-01-02.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Parascyllium sp. A. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [118]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Fremantle to Cape Leeuwin, WA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Transition (7)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

205-245 m

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [141] (as Parascyllium sp. A)

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [159]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [118] (as Parascyllium sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [127]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [141] (FAO) (Ginger Carpet Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ginger 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)