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- Epaulette_shark abstract "The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species of longtailed carpet shark, family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical waters off Australia and New Guinea (and possibly elsewhere). The common name of this shark comes from the very large, white-margined black spot behind each pectoral fin, which are reminiscent of military epaulettes. A small species usually under 1 m (3.3 ft) long, the epaulette shark has a slender body with a short head and broad, paddle-shaped paired fins. The caudal peduncle (to which the tail fin is attached) comprises over half the shark's length. Adults are light brown above, with scattered darker spots and indistinct saddles.Epaulette sharks have nocturnal habits and frequent shallow water on coral reefs or in tidal pools. This shark has evolved to cope with the severe nighttime oxygen depletion (hypoxia) in isolated tidal pools by increasing the blood supply to its brain and selectively shutting down non-essential neural functions. It is capable of surviving complete anoxia for an hour without ill effects, and at a much higher temperature than most other hypoxia-tolerant animals. Rather than swim, epaulette sharks "walk" by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their paired fins. This species feeds on a wide range of small benthic invertebrates and bony fishes. Epaulette sharks are oviparous, with females depositing pairs of egg capsules around every 14 days from August to December. Due to their hardiness and small size, epaulette sharks are popular with both public and home aquaria. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as of Least Concern, as outside of the small aquarium trade it is of little interest to fisheries.".
- Epaulette_shark binomialAuthority Pierre_Joseph_Bonnaterre.
- Epaulette_shark class Chondrichthyes.
- Epaulette_shark class Elasmobranchii.
- Epaulette_shark conservationStatus "LC".
- Epaulette_shark conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Epaulette_shark family Hemiscylliidae.
- Epaulette_shark genus Hemiscylliidae.
- Epaulette_shark kingdom Animal.
- Epaulette_shark order Carpet_shark.
- Epaulette_shark phylum Chordate.
- Epaulette_shark synonym "Squalus ocellatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)".
- Epaulette_shark synonym "Squalus oculatus (Banks & Solander, 1827)".
- Epaulette_shark thumbnail Hemiscyllium_ocellatum_Océanopolis.jpg?width=300.
- Epaulette_shark wikiPageID "7041559".
- Epaulette_shark wikiPageRevisionID "587325298".
- Epaulette_shark binomial "Hemiscyllium ocellatum".
- Epaulette_shark classis Chondrichthyes.
- Epaulette_shark familia Hemiscylliidae.
- Epaulette_shark genus "Hemiscyllium".
- Epaulette_shark hasPhotoCollection Epaulette_shark.
- Epaulette_shark ordo Carpet_shark.
- Epaulette_shark phylum Chordate.
- Epaulette_shark rangeMap "Hemiscyllium ocellatum distmap.png".
- Epaulette_shark rangeMapCaption "Range of the epaulette shark".
- Epaulette_shark regnum "Animalia".
- Epaulette_shark species "H. ocellatum".
- Epaulette_shark status "LC".
- Epaulette_shark statusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Epaulette_shark subclassis Elasmobranchii.
- Epaulette_shark synonyms "Squalus ocellatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)".
- Epaulette_shark synonyms "Squalus oculatus (Banks & Solander, 1827)".
- Epaulette_shark subject Category:Animals_described_in_1788.
- Epaulette_shark subject Category:Hemiscylliidae.
- Epaulette_shark type Animal.
- Epaulette_shark type Eukaryote.
- Epaulette_shark type Fish.
- Epaulette_shark type Species.
- Epaulette_shark type Fish.
- Epaulette_shark type Organism.
- Epaulette_shark comment "The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species of longtailed carpet shark, family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical waters off Australia and New Guinea (and possibly elsewhere). The common name of this shark comes from the very large, white-margined black spot behind each pectoral fin, which are reminiscent of military epaulettes. A small species usually under 1 m (3.3 ft) long, the epaulette shark has a slender body with a short head and broad, paddle-shaped paired fins.".
- Epaulette_shark label "Epaulethaai".
- Epaulette_shark label "Epaulette shark".
- Epaulette_shark label "Hemiscyllium ocellatum".
- Epaulette_shark label "Hemiscyllium ocellatum".
- Epaulette_shark label "Hemiscyllium ocellatum".
- Epaulette_shark label "Tubarão-epaulette".
- Epaulette_shark label "Глазчатая кошачья акула".
- Epaulette_shark label "エポーレットシャーク".
- Epaulette_shark label "肩章鯊".
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Hemiscyllium_ocellatum.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Hemiscyllium_ocellatum.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Hemiscyllium_ocellatum.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs エポーレットシャーク.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Epaulethaai.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Tubarão-epaulette.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs m.0h1lz0.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Q29243.
- Epaulette_shark sameAs Q29243.
- Epaulette_shark wasDerivedFrom Epaulette_shark?oldid=587325298.
- Epaulette_shark depiction Hemiscyllium_ocellatum_Océanopolis.jpg.
- Epaulette_shark isPrimaryTopicOf Epaulette_shark.