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Hemiscyllium freycineti Indonesian speckled carpet shark

Hemiscyllium freycineti is commonly referred to as Indonesian speckled carpet shark. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
3339 
AphiaID:
281035 
Scientific:
Hemiscyllium freycineti 
German:
Freycinets Epaulettenhai 
English:
Indonesian Speckled Carpet Shark 
Category:
Sharks 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Hemiscylliidae (Family) > Hemiscyllium (Genus) > freycineti (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1824 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Raja Amat 
Sea depth:
1 - 12 Meter 
Size:
up to 27.56" (70 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Krill, Lobster eggs, Schrimps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2010-09-26 14:35:01 

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Hemiscyllium freycineti, also known as Freycinet's Epaulette shark, can be found in the western Pacific, around Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. A typical shark species of shallow-water zones, considers himself preferably between corals. Hiding during the day in coral columns, usually only the tail is visible.

Hemiscyllium freycineti usually has a brownish background color, which is covered in a honey-comb-like dark patterns.. Typically is a large, mostly dark spot behind the gills. Unfortunately, little is known about this species, it is believed that he fed predominantly fed on ground-dwelling invertebrates.

Synonyms:
Chiloscyllium malaianum (Lesson, 1831)
Scyllium freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Scyllium malaisianum Lesson, 1831
Scyllium malaisianus Lesson, 1831

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Hemiscylliidae (Family) > Hemiscyllium (Genus) > Hemiscyllium freycineti (Species)

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Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.

Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.

https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/

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