Hooded carpet shark

(Hemiscyllium strahani)

Description

The hooded carpetshark,Hemiscyllium strahani,is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Papua New Guinea,between latitudes 5° S and 10° S,and longitude 144° E and 153° E.Its length is up to 75 cm

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order:Orectolobiformes

Family:Hemiscylliidae

Genus:Hemiscyllium

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