Carpet Shark Family

The epaulette shark is a member of the fish family hemiscylliidae collectively called the longtail carpet sharks.

Carpet shark family.

The bamboo shark is also known as a longtail carpet shark so called for its particularly long tail that exceeds the length of the rest of the body. Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes. Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes. Carpet sharks 39 species.

These sharks are seperated into two different catagories. An easy way to tell the difference between the epaulette. And nasoral grooves connecting the nostrils to the mouth corners in most forms wobbegongs of the family orectolobidae have in addition complex dermal flaps around the margin of the head which serve to obscure their outline while lying on the bottom. Many species are large but they are not considered dangerous to humans although they may protect themselves if harmed.

In australia the family contains three species the epaulette shark the speckled carpet shark hemiscyllium trispeculare and the grey carpet shark chiloscyllium punctatum. Coral reefs lagoons rocky bottoms and mostly deepwater regions location. Two spineless dorsal fins. Collared carpetsharks and longtailed carpetsharks carpetsharks have distinct coloring and a few species are believed to have the ability to change their color.

They are found in all oceans but are concentrated in the indo pacific and australian regions. They too have the ubiquitous barbels around the mouth that distinguish the carpet shark order with one species of this family displaying a dark hood or large black spots on the body while the.