Author: (Duméril, 1853)
FBname: Varied carpetshark
Comments: Found on the continental shelf at depths of inshore down to about 180 meters.  Apparently occurs in a variety of habitats, including sandy bottom, on rocky reefs, in beds of kelp, and in seagrass beds, details of it ecology is, however, virtually unknown (Ref. 43278).  Oviparous (Ref. 6871).