Ginger Carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last 2002

Other Names: Ginger Carpet Shark

A Ginger Carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A rare yellowish-brown catshark with few relatively large, diffuse-edged, rusty-brown spots, and a faint collar-like saddle over the gill region.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3289

Ginger Carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last 2002

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Distribution	Endemic to south-western Western Australika, from off Fremantle to Cape Leeuwin.
Features	Head relatively large (length greater than 16% of TL); eye large (horizontal diameter of eye greater than 11% of HL); pectoral fin large (anterior margin more than 10% of TL); dorsal fins relatively tall, erect with angular apices; teeth in 43–49 rows on upper jaw.
Etymology	The specific name sparsimaculatum is from Latin (= sparse spots) in reference to the colour pattern with relatively fewer and larger spots on the body than other species in the genus Parascyllium.
Species Citation	Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last 2002, Ichthyol. Res. 49: 15, figs 1, 2. Type locality: off Cape Leeuwin, WA [34°56´S, 114°59´E].
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Ginger Carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last 2002

References

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

Goto, T. & Last, P.R. 2002. A new parascylliid species, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum, from Western Australia (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes). Ichthyological Research 49: 15-20 PDF available, open access

Heupel, M.R. 2015. Parascyllium sparsimaculatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41843A68640026. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41843A68640026.en. Downloaded on 16 January 2018.

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

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White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.