Epaulette Shark

Theme area: Tropical aquariums

Scientific name: Hemiscyllium Oscellatum

Class: Chordates

Order: Vertebrates

Suborder: Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)

Family: Ginglymostomatidae

Subfamily: Ginglymostoma

Continent:

, Asia

, Oceania

Habitat: Oceans and seas

Diet: Piscivore

Weight: NC

Size: 1,0 m

Rather than swimming, the Epaulette shark 'walks' using its fins as legs and moving its body. They can survive for hours with little oxygen and can climb and walk on land to reach a suitable aquatic area.

INTERESTING FACTS

This nocturnal shark lives mainly in tropical coastal waters and shallow coral reefs along the coasts of Australia and New Guinea. The species is protected in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia. The ocellated shark feeds on small fish, worms and crustaceans.