Collared carpetshark (Parascyllium collare) fish species and information / pictures of Collared carpetshark - Parascyllium collare

Collared carpetshark (Parascyllium collare) fish species information

Scientific Name
Parascyllium collare

Common Name
Collared carpetshark

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Gill region with a prominent dark brownish collar (Ref. 13572). Caudal fin with its upper lobe not elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe (Ref. 13572).

Classification

Classified By

Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)

Family

Collared carpet sharks (Parascylliidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.

Range

26°S - 38°S, 149°E - 154°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

20 m

Depth To - meters

160 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 160 m (Ref. 13572), usually 55 - 128 m (Ref. 247)

Trophic Level

3.78 s.e. 0.60 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

85.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5352 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)