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Image Bank - Sharks and Rays

Epaulette Shark,swimming

Reference

IB0058

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Longtail Carpetsharks - HEMISCYLLIIDAE

Common Name

Epaulette Shark,swimming

Scientific Name

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The Longtail Carpetsharks are able to survive long periods out of water, an adaptation to the frequents standings they endure in this habitat. They forage nocturnally for molluscscrustaceans and small fish.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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