Rusty carpetshark


The rusty carpetshark is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off southern Australia between latitudes 31°S and 41°S near the ocean floor on the continental shelf. It inhabits rocky reefs and seagrass beds in depth by night, hiding in caves by day. Its length is up to TL and it feeds on crustaceans and molluscs. Reproduction is oviparous, with pups being born at in length.