Papuan epaulette shark

Reproduction is oviparous.

The Papuan epaulette shark lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

Range of Papuan epaulette shark (in blue) Sharks portal The Papuan epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium hallstromi, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around southern Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 7° S and 10° S, and longitude 144° E and 146° More

No image of Papuan epaulette shark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Systematics Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata) Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes) Order: Carpetsharks (Orectolobiformes) More

The Papuan Epaulette Shark is a fairly small bottom-dwelling shark. It has a series of small spots on a yellowish-tan body and is recognized by the large spot directly above each pectoral fin. A tank of 180 gallons or larger should be adequate. More

Common names

Bamboa hombrera in Spanish (español)
Hemiscyllium hallstromi in French (français)
Papoeaepaulethaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Papoeaepaulethaai in Unknown
Papuan epaulette shark in English
Žralok epaulette papuánský in Czech (česky)
Requin-chabot épaulette in French (français)
Žralok epaulette papuánský in Czech (česky)
巴布亚长尾须鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
巴布亚长尾须鲨 in Unknown
巴布亞長尾鬚鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
巴布亞長尾鬚鯊 in Unknown

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