They are found in all oceans but are concentrated in the indo pacific and australian regions.
What did primtive carpet sharks look like.
The largest of these families hemiscylliidae contains the bamboo sharks and comprises 14 species within two genera chiloscyllium and hemiscyllium.
These extinct fish looked like small sharks but had varying numbers of fins.
Many species are large but they are not considered dangerous to humans although they may protect themselves if harmed.
Carpet sharks are amazing.
I wish i could show a before and after pic of the amazing job they did on my carpets.
During the carboniferous era there were 45 different.
This order comprises about 40 species within seven families.
It appears that sharks arose from within those says charlie underwood of birkbeck university of london uk.
The two smallest carpet shark families are composed of just one species each.
Now my carpet looks like new again.
Let me tell you my carpet is located in my tint shop and i have my 3 kids who play on it all day so when i say it was black.
Carpet shark order orectolobiformes any of about 40 species of sharks possessing mottled patterns on the body that are evocative of carpet designs.
Unlike its gargantuan cousin the megalodon galagadon nordquistae was a small shark approximately 12 to 18 inches long related to modern day carpet sharks such as the whiskered wobbegong.
Trust me it was black.
Truly amazing and wonderful job done by jay.