Halmahera Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium halmahera

''Hemiscyllium halmahera'', or the Halmahera epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark from Indonesia. This species is described from two specimens collected near Ternate island in 2013, off the coast of larger Halmahera island. This species is most similar to ''Hemiscyllium galei'', found in West Papua, but looks strikingly different in its pattern of spots.
Halmahera epaulette shark This is one very unique sight as this species of bamboo shark can only be found in Halmahera. We saw it in one of last night dives so needless to say how happy we were; species checked! :-) See this link for more details: https://www.elasmodiver.com/Halmahera-Epaulette-Shark.htm Fall,Geotagged,Hemiscyllium halmahera,Indonesia

Appearance

While ''H. galei'' has seven large, dark spots on each side of its body, ''H. halmahera'' has a brown color with clusters of brown or white spots in polygon configurations all over its body. These small sharks are like other bamboo sharks, in that they use their pectoral fins to "walk" along the ocean floor.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassChondrichthyes
OrderOrectolobiformes
FamilyHemiscylliidae
GenusHemiscyllium
SpeciesH. halmahera
Photographed in
Indonesia