Hemiscyllium halmahera

Hemiscyllium halmahera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Orectolobiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Orectolobiformes

Familia: Hemiscylliidae
Genus: Hemiscyllium
Species: Hemiscyllium halmahera

Name

Hemiscyllium halmahera Allen et al., 2013

• Holotype: MZB 21248.
• Paratype: WAM P. 33784-001.

Type locality: northwestern Ternate, 00°50.958’N, 127°18.717’E [1], Halmahera, Indonesia, 10 m.

Etymology: The species is named H. halmahera with reference to the type locality.

Vernacular names

English: Halmahera Epaulette Shark

References

• Allen, G. R., Erdmann, M. V. & Dudgeon, C. L.; 2013: Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscylliidae) from Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 123–136.