Longtail Carpet Shark

Adults are brown or grey.

Longtail carpet shark.

Watch this video on epic. Their common name is longtail carpet shark and for good reason. Fish carpetsharks carpet sharks genus orectolobus wobbegongs pl fish collared carpet sharks family parascylliidae kragenteppichhaie pl orn. Juveniles up to 30cm have wavy lines or small dark spots.

A rare shark with a long tail. Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes. Cricket longtail spiloptila clamans schuppenkopfprinie f orn. The hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order orectolobiformes commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes as bamboo sharks they are found in shallow waters of the tropical indo pacific.

Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes. Unlike more well known sharks like the great white the bamboo shark is a small slow moving bottom dweller. In australia the family contains three species the epaulette shark the speckled carpet shark hemiscyllium trispeculare and the grey carpet shark chiloscyllium punctatum. A basic introduction to the biology and habits of longtail carpet sharks.

The epaulette shark is a member of the fish family hemiscylliidae collectively called the longtail carpet sharks. Generally small slender bottom dwelling sharks characterised by blunt bulbous heads with short nasal barbels and a long tail. Another shark of the family hemiscylliidae also called longtail carpet sharks or bamboo sharks recently found is the cenderwasih epaulette shark named after the small bay in western papua new guinea where this cute litte shark up to 22 4 in 56 8 cm lives in reefs at depths of 6 ft 7 in to 13 ft 1 in 2 to 4 m. 1 per person 2 per boat with 2 or more people on board combined limit for all shark species.

An easy way to tell the difference between the epaulette.