Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e67772e3-a4a4-4796-a36c-681605b4c151

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

Conservation status: IUCNLeast Concern

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: FAO
Rights: FAO

Description

The epaulette shark has an elongated body, over half of which is comprised by the slender caudal peduncle. The snout is short and rounded, with the nares placed almost at the tip along with a pair of tiny barbels ; there are grooves running from the nares to the mouth. There are 26–35 tooth rows in the upper jaw and 21–32 tooth rows in the lower jaw. ... source: Wikipedia

Online resources

Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Lizard Island Research Station: Images, Occurrence record
OZ Animals
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author
Wikipedia: Description, Distribution, Images

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Chiloscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)	Australian Faunal Directory
Chiloscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Mem. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 1–144
Chiloscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Günther, A. 1870. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, [thru] Leptocardii, in the British Museum London : British Museum Vol. 8 pp. 549 pp.
Squalus ocellatus Bonnaterre, 1788	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Bonnaterre, J.P. 1788. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des trois Règnes de la Nature. Ichthyologie. Paris pp. pp. 1-215, 102 pls
Squalus oculatus Gray, 1827	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Gray, J.E. 1827. Pisces. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed Between the Years 1818 and 1822 with an appendix containing various subjects relating to hydrography and natural history Vol. 2 Appendix B pp. 637 pp. pp. 435-437

Common Names

Common name	Source
Epaulette Shark Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist International Union for Conservation of Nature Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Blind Shark Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Itar Shark Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Epaulette Cat Shark Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Epaulette Shark