WoRMS taxon details
Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853)
282111 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282111)
accepted
Species
Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853 · unaccepted (basionym)
Parascyllium nuchalis McCoy, 1874 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853) Duméril, A. H. A. (1853). Monographie de la tribu des Scylliens ou Roussettes (poissons plagiostomes) comprenant deux espèces nouvelles. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2).</em> v. 5: 8-25; 73-87; 119-130, Pl. 3. [details]
Holotype (of Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853)...
Holotype (of Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853) MNHN 1004, geounit Tasmania [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282111 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853) Duméril, A. H. A. (1853). Monographie de la tribu des Scylliens ou Roussettes (poissons plagiostomes) comprenant deux espèces nouvelles. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2).</em> v. 5: 8-25; 73-87; 119-130, Pl. 3. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853) MNHN 1004, geounit Tasmania [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | varied catsharkvaried carpet sharksouthern collared cat sharksouthern catsharknecklace carpet sharkcat shark | [details] |
| French | requin-carpette à collierhémiscylle tacheté | [details] |
| Spanish | alfombrera colarina | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parascyllium nuchalis McCoy, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Parascyllium nuchalis McCoy, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853)
To FishBase images (Parascyllium variolatum, Australia, by Good, P.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Parascyllium nuchalis McCoy, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853)
To FishBase images (Parascyllium variolatum, Australia, by Good, P.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
