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Papuan epaulette shark

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Kingdom
  
Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Hemiscyllium hallstromi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Orectolobiformes

Genus
  
Hemiscyllium

Higher classification
  
Hemiscyllium

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Similar
  
Hooded carpetshark, Arabian carpetshark, Speckled carpetshark, Bluegrey carpetshark, Hemiscyllium

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The Papuans 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.

References

Papuan epaulette shark Wikipedia