Species profile—Hemiscyllium sp.
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Hemiscylliidae → Hemiscyllium sp.
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Scientific name
- Hemiscyllium sp. Müller & Henle, 1838
- Type reference
- Muller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. (1838). On the generic characters of cartilaginous fishes, with descriptions of new genera. Magazine of Natural History ns 2(7), 33-37, 88-91.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 22891
- Alternate name(s)
- walking sharks
epaulette sharks - Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22891.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
