Epaulette shark
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The epaulette shark is a species of longtailed carpet shark of the family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical waters off Australia and New Guinea. The common name of this shark comes from the v
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Epaulette sharks are named for the prominent black spot behind their pectoral fins.
Epaulette sharks can survive for hours with little oxygen, and can clamber over land to reach the nearest suitable area of water.
Epaulette shark eggs
Carpet shark
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Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes. Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name of sharks in the family O
Epaulette shark
…Other common names for this species are the itar shark and the blind shark (also used for Brachaelurus waddi). Goto's 2002 morphological analysis of the carpet sharks showed the genus Hemiscyllium as a polytomy, meaning that the phylogenetic relationships between the epaulette shark and its sister species could not…
Orectolobus maculatus
Full body fossil of the Jurassic genus Phorcynis
Blindshark
Nurse shark