Hemiscyllium trispeculare
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Hemiscyllium trispeculare    
Speckled carpetshark
   
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Hemiscyllium   trispeculare   Richardson, 1843  
Family:   Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) picture (Hetri_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
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Order:   Orectolobiformes  (carpet sharks)
Class:   Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
FishBase name: Speckled carpetshark
Max. size:   79.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43278)
Environment:   reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 – 50 m
Climate: tropical; 8°S - 22°S, 114°E - 152°E
Importance:   fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown
Resilience:   Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)
Vulnerability:  Moderate to high vulnerability (46.00). (Ref. 59153)
Distribution:  
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Western Pacific: northern Australia (including Western Australia) (Ref. 6871). Possibly in the Mollucas (Indonesia).
Morphology:   Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Anal spines: 0. Body covered with numerous, densely clustered dark, small and large spots that form a reticular network of light ground color between them; dark crossbands strong on ventral surface of tail (Ref. 13575).
Biology:   Found on shallow coral reefs of the continental shelf (Ref. 247). Probably mainly feeding on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 6871). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Red List Status: Least Concern (LC) (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:   harmless , Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984
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Main Ref:   Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984. (Ref. 247)
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Checked:
Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified:
Ortaņez, Auda Kareen
Entered:
Carpenter, Kent E.

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