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Papuan epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium hallstromi
- Usual depth0–5 m
- Water temperature27–28 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The Papuan epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium hallstromi, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around southern Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 7° S and 10° S, and longitude 144° E and 146° E. Its length is up to 75 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Papuan epaulette shark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–28 °C
Photos
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Papuan epaulette shark
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Papua-Epaulettenhai
- Spanish
- bamboa hombrera
- French
- requin-chabot épaulette
Similar species
Epaulette sharkHemiscyllium ocellatum
Freckled carpet sharkHemiscyllium freycineti
Cat sharkHemiscyllium trispeculare
- Leopard Epaulette shark
Hemiscyllium michaeli
- Hooded carpet shark
Hemiscyllium strahani
Brownbanded bamboo sharkChiloscyllium punctatum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1881 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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