Brown shy shark

The brown shyshark was first described by South African ichthyologist James Leonard Brierley Smith in 1950, in the scientific journal Annals and Magazine of Natural History.

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The Brown shy shark lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

a Brown Shy Shark of 55cm. I left rather puzzled as to why we hadn’t landed a Cob. Once the tide had dropped the swell dropped and the water was working nicely. Well that’s what keeps us thinking. More

Common names

Alitán marrón in Spanish (español)
Brown shy shark in English
brown shyshark in English
Bruin skaamoog in Afrikaans
Bruine schaamhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Roussette brune in French (français)
褐宽瓣鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
褐寬瓣鯊 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Haploblepharus
Species : Haploblepharus fuscus
Authority : Smith, 1950

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Brown shy shark (Haploblepharus fuscus)