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Indonesian speckled carpetshark

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Kingdom
  
Subclass
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Hemiscyllium freycineti

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Orectolobiformes

Genus
  
Hemiscyllium

Higher classification
  
Hemiscyllium

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Similar
  
Speckled carpetshark, Shark, Hemiscyllium, Papuan epaulette shark, Hemiscylliidae

The Indonesian speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium freycineti, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. It is found in the shallow ocean around the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia, but was formerly believed to be more widespread. This was due to confusion with H. michaeli, a species described from eastern Papua New Guinea in 2010. Compared to that species, the spots on H. freycineti are smaller, more rounded or slightly elongated in shape (versus relatively large, edged and more leopard-like in H. michaeli), and tend to darken at regular intervals forming 8-9 vertical bars on the body and tail. Furthermore, the large black spot behind the pectoral fin is more clearly defined in H. michaeli than in H. freycineti. Confusingly, some books with illustrations and photos labelled as H. freycineti actually show H. michaeli.

H. freycineti reaches a length is up to 46 centimetres (18 in). It is nocturnal, hiding in reef crevices during the day.

References

Indonesian speckled carpetshark Wikipedia


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