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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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Parascylliidae" in FishBase. January 2017 version.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parascylliidae