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Hemiscyllium freycineti
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Indonesian speckled carpetshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae
Reference of the original description
Description des Poissons. Chapître IX. In Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du monde, entrepris par ordre du roi. Exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Description des Poissons. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX.: 192–401 [1–328 in 1824; 329–616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43–65
Description des Poissons. Chapître IX. In Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du monde, entrepris par ordre du roi. Exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Description des Poissons. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX.: 192–401 [1–328 in 1824; 329–616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43–65
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Chiloscyllium freycineti, Chiloscyllium malaianum, Scyllium freycineti, Scyllium malaisianum, Scyllium malaisianus
Chiloscyllium freycineti, Chiloscyllium malaianum, Scyllium freycineti, Scyllium malaisianum, Scyllium malaisianus
Types
Hemiscyllium freycineti
Lectotype: MNHN: A-7792 Paralectotype: MNHN: B-2962 (old: MNHN A-7792);
Scyllium malaisianum
Lectotype: MNHN: A-7767 Paralectotype: MNHN: A-7792 MNHN: B-2962 (old: MNHN A-7792)
Hemiscyllium freycineti
Lectotype: MNHN: A-7792 Paralectotype: MNHN: B-2962 (old: MNHN A-7792);
Scyllium malaisianum
Lectotype: MNHN: A-7767 Paralectotype: MNHN: A-7792 MNHN: B-2962 (old: MNHN A-7792)
Description :
Citation: Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
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Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Bamboa jaspeada, 
Requin-chabot grivelé, 
Freycinet"s shark, Indonesia speckled carpetshark, Indonesian speckled carpetshark
Bamboa jaspeada, Requin-chabot grivelé, Freycinet"s shark, Indonesia speckled carpetshark, Indonesian speckled carpetshark
Short Description
Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe [16823]. Black spot behind gills small, not in the form of a conspicuous ocellus [16823].
Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe [16823]. Black spot behind gills small, not in the form of a conspicuous ocellus [16823].
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Irian Jaya, Waigeo (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Central Pacific: Irian Jaya, Waigeo (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2696;
shark-references Species-ID=2696;
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