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Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Head and snout with an abrupt black hood; body with conspicuous large white spots (Ref. 13575).

Common Names

  • قرش-قدّ ناسك , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Gekapte epaulethaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Hooded carpet shark , English , South Africa
  • Hooded carpetshark , English , Global
  • Hooded epaulette , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Mask-huulhai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Requin-chabot moine , French , Global
  • 斯事长尾须鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斯氏長尾鬚鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斯氏长尾须鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bamboa capuchona , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Orectolobiformes

    Family: Hemiscylliidae

    Genus: Hemiscyllium

    Species: Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    A little-known inshore bottom shark of singular and unique appearance (Ref. 247). Probably found on coral reefs (Ref. 247). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

    Habitat

    associated