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
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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