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Parascylliidae
Parascylliidae, or the collared carpet sharks, is a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, which are only found in shallow waters of the western Pacific. The family Parascylliidae contains two genera, Cirrhoscyllium and Parascyllium. They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than 91.0 cm in adult length. They have elongated, slender bodies, cat-like eyes, and barbels behind their chins. They feed on small fish and invertebrates.
left|thumb|Fossil specimen of Pararhincodon from [[Lebanon]]
The oldest known member of the group is the stem group-parascyl
Parascyllium
Parascyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae. Species in this genus are distributed in waters around Australia.
Barbelthroat carpetshark
species of shark of the Parascylliidae family
Cirrhoscyllium
Cirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.