These schemes test the carpet for its appearance retention its durability and its resistance to dirt and insect damage and fading.
Carpet shark new zealand.
In shape the carpet shark somewhat approaches the spreading form of a sting ray.
Since records began new zealand has suffered 12 fatal shark attacks dating back to the 1850s with at least 50 non fatal attacks recorded.
Mclintock originally published in 1966.
This rather brightly coloured carpet shark was caught in akaroa harbour.
The woolmark or the wools of new zealand fernmark schemes grade wool carpets and the woolblendmark grades 80 20 wool synthetic blends.
Carpets are largely nocturnal and always look like a deer in the headlights when dragged up the beach in daylight.
New zealand s last fatal attack was in february 2013.
Most carpet sharks feed on the seabed in shallow to medium depth waters detecting and picking up molluscs and crustaceans and other small creatures.
The new zealand carpet shark is also found in southern australia.
The body is flattened dorsally and the tail resembles that of a dogfish.
So it is perfectly ok to eat.
According to the late david h.
Nurse sharks and whale sharks have a fringe of barbels on their snouts and barbelthroat carpet sharks cirrhoscyllium expolitum have barbels dangling from their throat regions.
Its appearance is somewhat grotesque and generally off putting to most surfcasters who are usually more inclined to let them go than take one home for dinner.
These are a true nuisance fish they fight poorly don t grow especially large and have very limited culinary value.
Graham in i dpywlgo3 a treasury of new zealand fishes i dpywlgo3 canada and the united states carried on large scale fisheries and canneries for utilising dogfish where it was sold as greyfish.
Mann noble.
The australian carpet classification scheme accs grades all carpet fibres and blends.
Carpet shark cephaloscyllium isabellum from an encyclopaedia of new zealand edited by a.
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By arthur william baden powell assistant director auckland institute and museum.
Carpet sharks are another commonly encountered species particularly from wellington south.
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