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Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Lateral ocellus surrounded by large black spots; spots absent from head in front and below eyes (Ref. 13575).

Common Names

  • قرش قُدّ كتفية , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Žralok epaulette papuánský , Czech , Czechia
  • Papoeaepaulethaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Papuan epaulette shark , English , Global
  • Paapua huulhai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Requin-chabot épaulette , French , Global
  • 巴布亚长尾须鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巴布亚长尾须鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巴布亞長尾鬚鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bamboa hombrera , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Orectolobiformes

    Family: Hemiscylliidae

    Genus: Hemiscyllium

    Species: Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    A little-known inshore bottom shark, probably on coral reefs (Ref. 247). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

    Habitat

    associated