Speckled carpetshark
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| Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843 |
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The speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium trispeculare, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around northern Australia (including Western Australia), between latitudes 8° S and 22° S, and longitude 114° E and 152° E. Its length is up to 79 cm.
The speckled carpetshark is a little-known inshore bottom shark, found on coral reefs and in tide pools. It has a very long caudal fin with a subterminal notch but without a lower lobe. The body is covered with numerous, densely clustered dark, small and large spots that form a reticular network of light ground colour between them - darker crossbands are strong on the ventral surface of the tail. There is a large black epaulette spot with conspicuous white surrounding ring. The margins of the paired fins are black with white spots. It probably mainly feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Reproduction is oviparous.
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[edit] References
- "Hemiscyllium strahani". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
