FAMILY Parascylliidae Gill, 1862 - carpetsharks, collared carpetsharks [=Parascyllinae, Cirrhoscylliidae] Notes: Parascylliinae Gill, 1862p:408 [ref. 1783] (subfamily) Parascyllium [family name sometimes seen as Parascyllidae] Cirrhoscylliidae Applegate, 1974:749 [ref. 31930] (family) Cirrhoscyllium GENUS Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, in Smith, 1913 - carpetsharks [=Cirrhoscyllium Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.], in Smith, 1913:568, Zev Whitley [G. P.], 1927:289] Notes: [ref. 4043]. Neut. Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Zev Whitley 1927 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:167 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:8 [ref. 6441], Goto et al. 1994:167 [ref. 22834], Goto & Nakaya 1996:200 [ref. 22429], Compagno 1999:476 [ref. 25589], Goto 2001:80 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:132 [ref. 26323], Compagno et al. 2005:19 [ref. 29145]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Parascylliidae. (Zev) [ref. 4662]. Masc. Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913, not preoccupied by Cirriscyllium Ogilby, 1908 in same family. Treated as masculine (Art. 30.2.4). •Objective synonym of Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:167 [ref. 6474], Goto & Nakaya 1996:200 [ref. 22429], Goto 2001:80 [ref. 25912]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Parascylliidae. Species Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, in Smith, 1913 - barbelthroat carpetshark [=Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.], in Smith, 1913:568, Pl. 45; Figs. 1, 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 45 (no. 1997); ref. 4043] South China Sea between northern Luzon Island and China, 21°33'N, 118 [or 116]°13'E, Albatross station 5310, depth 100 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea. Habitat: marine. Species Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959 - Taiwan saddled carpetshark (no image available - author) [=Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng [H.-T.], 1959:1, Pl. 1] Notes: [Report - Laboratory of Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute No. 7; ref. 9077] Off Kao-Hsiung [Kaohsiung], Taiwan, depth ca. 110 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan (Formosa Strait). Habitat: marine. Species Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943 - saddle carpetshark [=Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara [T.], 1943:126, Fig. 1 (upper)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 13 (no. 17); ref. 9220] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: southern Japan (southwestern Shikoku to Yako-shima). Habitat: marine. GENUS Parascyllium Gill, 1862 - collared carpetsharks [=Parascyllium Gill [T. N.], 1862:407, 408, Neoparascyllium (subgenus of Parascyllium) Whitley [G. P.], 1939:227] Notes: [ref. 1783]. Neut. Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:412 [ref. 4910]. •Valid as Parascyllium Gill, 1862 -- (Compagno 1984:170 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:91 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:112 [ref. 22532], Compagno 1999:476 [ref. 25589], Goto 2001:79 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:136 [ref. 26323], Goto & Last 2002:15 [ref. 25950], Hoese & Bray 2006:113 [ref. 29000], Last & Stevens 2008:35 [ref. 29676], White 2008:44 [ref. 30617]). Current status: Valid as Parascyllium Gill, 1862. Parascylliidae. (Neoparascyllium) [ref. 4695]. Neut. Parascyllium multimaculatum Scott, 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Parascyllium Gill, 1862 -- (Compagno 1984:170 [ref. 6474], Goto 2001:79 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:133 [ref. 26323]). Current status: Synonym of Parascyllium Gill, 1862. Parascylliidae. Species Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 - collared carpetshark, collared catshark [=Parascyllium collare Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.], 1888:1310] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 18600] Deep water off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008 - elongate carpetshark [=Parascyllium elongatum Last [P. R.] & Stevens [J. D.], 2008:35, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29676] Near Chatham Island, Western Australia, 35°02'S, 116°28'E, depth 50 meters [stomach content]. Current status: Valid as Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911 - rusty carpetshark, rusty catshark [=Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch [A. R.], 1911:7, Fig. 2; Pl. 2 (fig. 2), Parascyllium multimaculatum Scott [E. O. G.], 1935:63, Pl. 5 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Biological Results Endeavour [v. 1] (pt 1); ref. 2936] Outside Port Phillip Head, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (multimaculatum) [Papers and Proceedings Royal Society of Tasmania (for 1934); ref. 15738] Tamar River Heads, northern Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911. Parascylliidae. Habitat: marine. Species Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002 - ginger carpet shark (no image available - author) [=Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto [T.] & Last [P. R.], 2002:15, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 25950] Off Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, 34°56'S, 114°59'E, depth 204 meters. Current status: Valid as Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853) - necklace caerpetshark, Southern catshark, Southern collared catshark, varied carpetshark [=Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril [A. H. A.], 1853:121, Pl. 3 (fig. 1), Parascyllium nuchalis McCoy [F.], 1874:15, Pl. 2] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 5; ref. 17425] Coasts of Australia [Tasmania]. Current status: Valid as Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853). Parascylliidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Victoria to Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (nuchalis) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 13 (no. 73) (art. 3); ref. 19151] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853). Parascylliidae. Habitat: marine.