Papuan epaulette shark
The Papuan epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium hallstromi, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around southern Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 7° S and 10° S, and longitude 144° E and 146° E. Its length is up to 75 cm.
Papuan epaulette shark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Orectolobiformes |
Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
Genus: | Hemiscyllium |
Species: | H. hallstromi |
Binomial name | |
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967 | |
Range of Papuan epaulette shark (in blue) |
Reproduction is oviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemiscyllium hallstromi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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