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Parascylliidae

Australian cat sharks(+4)·Gill, 1862

GBIF:155390201

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 4 languages.

Australian cat sharksengalfombrerasspacollared carpet sharksengrequins-carpettesfraクラカケザメ科jpn

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 4 languages.

Australian cat sharks

eng

Source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

alfombreras

spa

collared carpet sharks

eng

Source: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

requins-carpettes

fra

クラカケザメ科

jpn

Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaChordataVertebrataGnathostomataChondrichthyesElasmobranchiiNeoselachiiSelachiiGaleomorphiOrectolobiformesParascylliidae

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Chordata52,812

SUB

Vertebrata49,207

INF

Gnathostomata49,030

Chondrichthyes1,702

Elasmobranchii1,631

SUB

Neoselachii1,630

INF

Selachii740

SUP

Galeomorphi493

Orectolobiformes66

Parascylliidae

IDENTIFIERS

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NCBI:txid1213740

UNKNOWN

HIERARCHY

Child Taxa(2)

CirrhoscylliumSmith & Radcliffe, 1913

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ParascylliumGill, 1862

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References(3)

Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

additional source

Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.

basis of record

Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230.

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