Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Order Orectolobiformes Scientific name Hemiscyllium michaeli | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Hemiscylliidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Hooded carpetshark, Speckled carpetshark, Elongate carpet shark, Hemiscyllium galei, Papuan epaulette shark | ||
Hemiscyllium michaeli, (leopard epaulette shark), is a species of bamboo shark in the genus Hemiscyllium. It is a tropical shark known from the shallow ocean in the Milne Bay region of eastern Papua New Guinea. The epaulette sharks of this region have long been confused with H. freycineti, and it was only in 2010 that H. michaeli was described as a separate species by Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon. It can reach a maximum length of 69.5 centimetres (27.4 in).
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