Biology:Speckled carpetshark
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Short description: Species of shark
Speckled carpetshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Orectolobiformes |
Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
Genus: | Hemiscyllium |
Species: | H. trispeculare
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Binomial name | |
Hemiscyllium trispeculare J. Richardson, 1843
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Range of speckled carpetshark (in blue) |
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)
Reproduction is oviparous.
See also
- List of sharks
- Carpet shark
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41820/68625409. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Allen, Gerry (2000). "Marine Fishes of South-East Asia". Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 962-593-267-4.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemiscyllium strahani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN:0-691-12072-2
Wikidata ☰ Q28838 entry
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