Biology:Papuan epaulette shark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Papuan epaulette shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Hemiscyllium |
| Species: | H. hallstromi
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| Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967
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| Range of Papuan epaulette shark (in blue) | |
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° E. Its length is up to 75 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
Etymology
The shark is named in honor of philanthropist Edward Hallstrom (1886–1970), a trustee and chairman of Taronga Zoological Park, where holotype and paratype were kept alive in captivity.[2]
See also
- List of sharks
- Carpet shark
References
- ↑ Dudgeon, C.L.; Heupel, M.R.; Kyne, P.M.; Allen, G. (2016). "Hemiscyllium hallstromi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41875A70709453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41875A70709453.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41875/70709453. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Order ORECTOLOBIFORMES (Carpet Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/orectolobiformes/.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemiscyllium hallstromi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN:0-691-12072-2
Wikidata ☰ Q29368 entry
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