Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

Genus: Hemiscyllium

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Hemiscyllium freycineti
[Indonesia speckled carpetshark]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 56.8 cm TL
Hemiscyllium galei Allen & Erdmann, 2008

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Hemiscyllium galei
[Cenderwasih Epaulette shark]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967

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Hemiscyllium hallstromi
[Papuan epaulette shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 68.1 cm TL
Hemiscyllium halmahera Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013

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Hemiscyllium halmahera
[Halmahera Epaulette Shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 81.5 cm TL
Hemiscyllium henryi Allen & Erdmann, 2008

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Hemiscyllium henryi
[Triton Epaulette shark]
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Max. Length 69.5 cm TL
 
Hemiscyllium michaeli
[Leopard Epaulette shark]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Hemiscyllium ocellatum
[Epaulette shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967

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Hemiscyllium strahani
[Hooded carpetshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843

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Hemiscyllium trispeculare
[Speckled carpetshark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemiscyllium freycineti Indonesia speckled carpetshark Western Pacific 72 TL 1824
Hemiscyllium galei Cenderwasih Epaulette shark Western Pacific 56.8 TL 2008
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Papuan epaulette shark Western Pacific 77 TL 1967
Hemiscyllium halmahera Halmahera Epaulette Shark Western Pacific 68.1 TL 2013
Hemiscyllium henryi Triton Epaulette shark Western Pacific 81.5 TL 2008
Hemiscyllium michaeli Leopard Epaulette shark Westen Pacific Ocean 69.5 TL 2010
Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette shark Western Pacific 107 TL 1788
Hemiscyllium strahani Hooded carpetshark Western Pacific 80 TL 1967
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Speckled carpetshark Western Pacific 79 TL 1843



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