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Haploblepharus fuscus Smith, 1950

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. The largest shyshark, usually plain yellowish-brown above becoming just yellowish below; small light spots and indistinct brown saddles in some specimens (Ref. 5578).

Common Names

  • Bruin skaamoog , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • غرَّاء مُحتشِمة بُنِّية , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Bruine schaamhaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Brown shy shark , English , South Africa
  • Brown shyshark , English , South Africa
  • Brown shyshark , English , Global
  • Pruun ujehai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Roussette brune , French , Global
  • 褐宽斑鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 褐宽瓣鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 褐寬瓣鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Alitán marrón , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Pentanchidae

    Genus: Haploblepharus

    Species: Haploblepharus fuscus Smith, 1950

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found close inshore on the continental shelf, often in shallow, rocky areas (Ref. 244). Feeds on lobsters, crabs and small bony fish (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Readily kept in captivity (Ref. 244). Caught by shore anglers (Ref. 5578).

    Habitat

    associated