| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | ORECTOLOBIFORMES | PARASCYLLIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Parascyllium variolatum | |||
| Species Authority: | (Duméril, 1853) | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Synonym = Parascyllium nuchalis. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2003 |
| Assessor/s: | Heupel, M.R. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) |
| Reviewer/s: | Shark Specialist Group Australia & Oceania Regional Group (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Parascyllium variolatum is a southern Australia endemic with a reasonably wide geographic and bathymetric distribution. Although little is known of this species, it is not targeted by fisheries. Due to its size and depth range, it is unlikely to be largely impacted as a bycatch species in the trawl and gillnet fisheries this area. |
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| Range Description: | This population is restricted to the southern coast of Australia. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Little is known about the population size in this range and no scientific data are currently available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species resides in temperate waters along the continental shelf in depths to 180 m. P. variolatum reaches a maximum size of 90 cm and is oviparous. It has been collected in a variety of benthic habitats including sandy, rocky and grassy regions. P. variolatum is nocturnal and is commonly found under rocks during daylight hours. Little else is known about the biology of this species. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | Due to the size and depth range of this species it is not commonly collected as bycatch in the trawl and gillnet fisheries. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are currently no conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Heupel, M.R. 2003. Parascyllium variolatum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. |
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