Epaulette shark

Description

Hemiscyllium ocellatum ( Bonnaterre,1788 ) is a shark belonging to the Hemiscylliidae family t has an elongated,cylindrical body.The head does not have a particularly pointed profile and the eyes are small.The maximum recorded length is 107 cm. The color is predominantly pale brown with small dark spots on the whole body,bands of more or less regular distance of a more intense brown.Behind the head,just above the pectoral fins,there are two large black spots with a white border.The belly is pale,the two dorsal fins are small and very backward.