Parascyllium collare

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA CHONDRICHTHYES ORECTOLOBIFORMES PARASCYLLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Parascyllium collare
Species Authority: Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
Common Name/s:
English – Collared Carpet Shark, Collared Catshark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2003
Assessor/s Heupel, M.R. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003)
Evaluator/s: Shark Specialist Group Australia & Oceania Regional Group (Shark Red List Authority)
Justification:
Parascyllium collare is a little-known small shark endemic to the subtropical to temperate coast of eastern Australia. Although not targeted by fisheries, this hard bottom-living species is commonly taken as bycatch and resides in areas of heavy trawling effort where many commercial species have declined significantly. An assessment of Least Concern is appropriate as this species is not commercially targeted, is typically discarded and is believed to have high survival rates. However, further information should be collected concerning the status of this species as bycatch in trawl fisheries.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This population is restricted to the eastern coast of Australia.
Countries:
Native:
Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern;  Pacific – southwest

Population [top]

Population: Little is known about the population size in this range and no scientific data are currently available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species resides on hard bottom areas in temperate waters along the continental shelf in depths of 20 to 160 m. P. collare reaches a maximum size of 87 cm total length (TL) and is oviparous. Little else is known about the biology of this species.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species is not commercially targeted, is typically discarded and is believed to have high survival rates. Further information should be collected on its bycatch in trawl fisheries.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are currently no conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Heupel, M.R. 2003. Parascyllium collare. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 January 2009.
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