CirrhoscylliumCirrhoscyllium is a genus of carpetsharks in the family Parascylliidae.Species in the genus Cirrhoscyllium have throat barbels which are believed to act as tactile sensory organ, detecting movement or changes in water flow.SpeciesCirrhoscyllium expolitum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959 Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943