Cirrhoscyllium

{{Short description|Genus of sharks}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Cirrhoscyllium

| image_alt = A small shark at the sea floor.

| image_caption = Saddle carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium japonicum)

| image = Cirrhoscyllium_japonicum_nagoya.jpg

| authority = H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

}}

Cirrhoscyllium 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.{{Cite journal |last=Goto |first=T. |last2=Nakaya |first2=K. |last3=Amaoka |first3=K. |date=1994 |title=Morphology of throat barbels of Cirrhoscyllium japonicum (Elasmobranchii, Parascylliidae), with comments on function and homology |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jji1950/41/2/41_2_167/_pdf |journal=Japanese Journal of Ichthyology |volume=41 |issue=2}}