Speckled carpetshark
| Speckled carpetshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Hemiscyllium |
| Species: | H. trispeculare |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiscyllium trispeculare J. Richardson, 1843 | |
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| Range of speckled carpetshark (in blue) | |
The speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium trispeculare, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around north and west Australia between latitudes 8° S and 22° S, and longitude 114° E and 152° E. Its length is up to 79 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemiscyllium strahani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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