Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

Genus: Hemiscyllium

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Malaer, P.

Hemiscyllium freycineti
[Indonesia speckled carpetshark]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Hemiscyllium galei
[Cenderwasih Epaulette shark]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Hemiscyllium hallstromi
[Papuan epaulette shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Hemiscyllium halmahera
[Halmahera Epaulette Shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Hemiscyllium henryi
[Triton Epaulette shark]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 69.5 cm SL

Hemiscyllium michaeli
[Leopard Epaulette shark]

Photo by FAO

Hemiscyllium ocellatum
[Epaulette shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Hemiscyllium strahani
[Hooded carpetshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Hemiscyllium trispeculare
[Speckled carpetshark]

9 Species of Family Hemiscylliidae with Genus Hemiscyllium
(Bamboo sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1824	Hemiscyllium freycineti	Indonesia speckled carpetshark	Western Pacific	72 TL
2008	Hemiscyllium galei	Cenderwasih Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	56.8 TL
1967	Hemiscyllium hallstromi	Papuan epaulette shark	Western Pacific	77 TL
2013	Hemiscyllium halmahera	Halmahera Epaulette Shark	Western Pacific	68.1 TL
2008	Hemiscyllium henryi	Triton Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	81.5 TL
2010	Hemiscyllium michaeli	Leopard Epaulette shark	Pacific Ocean	69.5 SL
1788	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	107 TL
1967	Hemiscyllium strahani	Hooded carpetshark	Western Pacific	80 TL
1843	Hemiscyllium trispeculare	Speckled carpetshark	Western Pacific	79 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: OrectolobiformesFamily: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharksGenus: Hemiscyllium(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

Genus: Hemiscyllium

(See list of species below)