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Hemiscyllium michaeli Allen & Dudgeon, 2010

Leopard Epaulette shark
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Leopard Epaulette shark, Michael’s epaulette shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of Hemiscyllium michaeli, east of Oro Bay, coral reef in Harvey Bay. Known from Samarai Island, Milne Bay, vicinity of Alotau and Sullivan Patches); vicinity of Harvey Bay, Oro Prov.; and the Trobriand Islands) (Ref. 83755, 90102).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and C.L. Dudgeon, 2010
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Leopard-huulhai, Michael’s epaulette shark, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Etymology: Hemiscyllium: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half, presumably referring to similarity and/ or close affinity to Scyllium (=Scyliorhinus, now in Scyliorhinidae) and/or Chiloscyllium; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  michaeli: In honor of photographer and aquarist Scott W. Michael, who brought the difference between this species and H. freycineti to the authors’ attention, and for contributing information and photographs to the senior author’s research on Indo-Pacific fishes. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

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