Hemiscyllium halmahera

Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013


Halmahera Epaulette Shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae

Reference of the original description
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. & Dudgeon, C.L. (2013)
Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscylliidae) from Indonesia. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19(3), 123–136

Types
Hemiscyllium halmahera
Holotype: MZB: 21248; Paratype: WAM: P. 33784-001;


Description :


Citation: Hemiscyllium halmahera Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013: 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 halmahera Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013 © Gerald R. Allen, Department of Aquatic Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Perth
Common names
Halmahera Epaulette Shark

Short Description
Original diagnose after ALLEN, ERDMANN & DUDGEON, 2013 [19518]: "A unique colour pattern, particularly a light brown background colour with numerous clusters of mainly 2-3 dark polygonal spots, widely scattered white spots in the matrix between dark clusters, relatively few (< 10), large dark spots on the interorbital/snout region, pair of large dark marks on ventral surface of head, and fragmented post-cephalic mark consisting of a large U-shaped dark spot with more or less continuous white margin on lower half, followed posteriorly by vertical row of three, smaller clusters of 2-3 polygonal dark marks."; total vertebral centra 195;

Distribution
satellite islands off the west coast of Halmahera, Indonesia and in Weda Bay in South Halmahera [19518];

Biology
10 m depth, coral reef (types) [19518];

Size / Weight / Age
max male: 681 mm TL; max female: 656 mm TL (types) [19518];

Habitat
marine; depth range 10 m depth (types) [19518];

Dentition
teeth pavement-like, composed of numerous rows; individual teeth broad-based with single posteriorly-directed cusp, the cusps of innermost rows more developed [19518]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13524;