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Speckled carpetshark

Speckled carpetshark
Theme area:  Tropical aquariums
Scientific name:  Hemiscyllium trispeculare
Class:  Chordates
Order:   Vertebrates
Suborder:   Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
Family:   Ginglymostomatidae
Subfamily:   Ginglymostoma
Continent:  Oceania
Habitat:  Oceans and seas
Diet:  Piscivore
Weight:  NC
Size:  0,65 m
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The Speckled carpetshark resides in shallow tropical waters and along coastlines and coral reefs (up to 50 m depth), especially around Australia.

INTERESTING FACTS

It has numerous brown spots covering the body, including the snout, and a large black ocellus (rounded eye-like spot) with a white border above the pectoral fins. It probably feeds mainly on invertebrates near the seabed (benthic).

PRESENTATIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

Conservation status (assessed by IUCN)
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
Least concern
Insufficient data
Not evaluated

DID YOU KNOW ?

It has numerous brown spots covering the body, including the snout, and a large black ocellus (rounded eye-like spot) with a white border above the pectoral fins. It probably feeds mainly on invertebrates near the seabed (benthic).
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