Parascyllium variolatum, Varied carpetshark

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Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853)

Varied carpetshark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
Etymology: Parascyllium: para (Gr.), near, i.e., presumed to be related to Scyliorhinus (now in Scyliorhinidae): skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  variolatum: Latin for spotted, referring to white spots that sprinkle body. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Duméril.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 180 m (Ref. 6871). Temperate; 37°S - 42°S, 113°E - 150°E (Ref. 54701)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf at depths of inshore down to about 180 meters. Apparently occurs in a variety of habitats, including sandy bottom, on rocky reefs, in beds of kelp, and in seagrass beds, details of it ecology is, however, virtually unknown (Ref. 43278). Oviparous (Ref. 6871).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
FAO - Fisheries: species profile; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.6 - 18.3, mean 16.8 °C (based on 174 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5352   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 12.1 [2.4, 53.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.254 [0.069, 0.719] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.8, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.41 [0.18, 0.89] g/100g; Selenium = 12.8 [3.9, 33.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.56 [2.96, 29.00] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.422 [0.206, 0.758] mg/100g (wet weight);