Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Parascylliidae Scientific name Parascyllium elongatum Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Orectolobiformes Genus Parascyllium Higher classification Parascyllium | |
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Similar Parascyllium, Shark, Carpet shark, Hemiscyllium michaeli, Floral banded wobbegong | ||
The elongate carpet shark (Parascyllium elongatum) is a species of carpetshark in the family Parascylliidae. It is known from a single female specimen 42.1 cm (16.6 in) long, recovered from the stomach of a school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) caught from a depth of 50 m (160 ft) off Chatham Island, Western Australia. It was described by P.R. Last and J.D. Stevens in 2008.
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