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Haploblepharus edwardsii (Schinz, 1822)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Southeastern Cape form: sandy brown with 7 reddish-brown saddles bordered by black, and numerous small, dark brown and white spots between saddles; white below (Ref. 5578). Natal form: body cream in color with darker brown saddles and irregular white spots; white below (Ref. 5578).

Common Names

  • Pofadder-skaamoog , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • غرَّاء مُحتشِِمة حفِث أُفْعُوى , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Žralok stydlivý , Czech , Czechia
  • Slangerødhaj , Danish , Denmark
  • Pofadderschaamhaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Puff-adder shy shark , English , South Africa
  • Puffadder shyshark , English , South Africa
  • Puffadder shyshark , English , Global
  • Rästik-ujehai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Roussette vipérine , French , Global
  • Skaamoog , German , Germany
  • 埃氏宽斑鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 埃氏宽瓣鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 埃氏寬瓣鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Alitán viperino , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Pentanchidae

    Genus: Haploblepharus

    Species: Haploblepharus edwardsii (Schinz, 1822)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found in inshore and offshore waters of the continental shelf, on sandy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 244). Feeds on bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught by surf anglers (Ref. 244).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless