Epaulette Shark (species: Hemiscyllium ocellatum) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Epaulette Shark


©Anne Hoggett: Hemiscyllium ocellatum at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Epaulette Shark at North Direction Island near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Hemiscyllium ocellatum at Clam Garden, Lizard Island, at night

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Orectolobiformes
Family Hemiscylliidae
Genus Hemiscyllium
Species Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 107 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Not uncommon but cryptic during the day. Most often seen during extreme low tides when reefs are exposed to air, and at night.

Web resources

References

  • Stewart, B.D. (1998). Interactions between piscivorous coral reef fishes and their prey, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Australia. LIRS catalog number 593.
  • Stewart, B.D. and G.P. Jones (2001). Associations between the abundance of piscivorous fishes and their prey on coral reefs: implications for prey-fish mortality, Marine Biology, 138(2): 383-397. LIRS catalog number 670.