Papuan epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium hallstromi
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Sharks and rays
The Papuan 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.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Hemiscyllium