Parascyllium
Encyclopedia
Parascyllium is a genus of Carptesharks in the family Parascylliidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Parascyllium collare E. P. RamsayEdward Pierson RamsayEdward Pierson Ramsay was an Australian zoologist who specialised in ornithology.-Early life:Pierson was born in Dobroyd Estate, Long Cove, Sydney and educated at St Mark's Collegiate School, The King's School, Parramatta...
& OgilbyJames Douglas OgilbyJames Douglas Ogilby was an Australian ichthyologist.Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby. He received his education at Winchester College, England, and Trinity College, Dublin.Ogilby worked for the British Museum before joining the Australian Museum in...
, 1888 (Collared carpetshark) - Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008 (Elongate carpetshark)
- Parascyllium ferrugineum McCullochAlan Riverstone McCullochAlan Riverstone McCulloch was a prominent Australian ichthyologist.McCulloch was born in Sydney, and began his scientific career at the age of 13 as an unpaid assistant to Edgar Ravenswood Waite in the Australian Museum there; Waite encouraged McCulloch to study zoology...
, 1911 (Rusty carpetshark) - Parascyllium sparsimaculatum T. Goto & Last, 2002 (Ginger carpetshark)
- Parascyllium variolatum (A. H. A. Duméril, 1853) (Necklace carpetshark)