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Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (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); freycineti: In honor of French Navy officer Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), commander of the expedition during which holotype was collected. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 0°S - 10°S, 128°E - 153°E

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Western Pacific: Irian Jaya, Waigeo (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 72.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 90102)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 0; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 0. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Black spot behind gills small, not in the form of a conspicuous ocellus (Ref. 13575).

A little-known bottom shark, probably common on coral reefs (Ref. 247); tide pools and sea grass beds in 0-12 m (Ref. 90102). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)