Speckled carpetshark

The speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium trispeculare, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around north and west Australia between latitudes 8° S and 22° S, and longitude 114° E and 152° E. Its length is up to 79 cm, and it inhabits shallow coral reefs.[2] It is also kept in aquaria. The speckled carpetshark is closely related to the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium Ocellatum)

Speckled carpetshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Genus: Hemiscyllium
Species:
H. trispeculare
Binomial name
Hemiscyllium trispeculare
Range of speckled carpetshark (in blue)
Speckled carpetshark at Aqua World.

Reproduction is oviparous.

See also

References

  1. Heupel, M.R. (2015). "Hemiscyllium trispeculare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41820A68625409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41820A68625409.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Allen, Gerry (2000). "Marine Fishes of South-East Asia". Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 962-593-267-4.
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