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The epaulette shark is an opportunistic predator of benthic crustaceans, worms, and small bony fish. Off Heron Island , over 90% of the epaulette shark's diet consists of polychaete worms and crabs , with juveniles taking mostly the former and adults mostly the latter.
Epaulette sharks live in shallow waters near reefs, tidepools or islands and are currently only found in the Western South Pacific. [7] Epaulette sharks use their fins to crawl inside small crevices or holes while hunting for small prey and escaping larger predators. [2]
The leopard epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium michaeli), also known as the Milne Bay epaulette shark and Michael's epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark in the genus Hemiscyllium. [2] It is a tropical shark known from the shallow ocean in the Milne Bay region of eastern Papua New Guinea . [ 3 ]
A mysterious shark that may count as the world’s largest predatory fish appears to be in decline off the U.S., prompting a rush to gather as much information as possible about the secretive ...
The Triton epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium henryi) is a species of bamboo shark in the genus Hemiscyllium, that is composed of nine morphologically similar, yet distinct, sharks that are geographically restricted to New Guinea and northern Australia.
In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own.. Researchers have ...
A female shark has hatched an egg without it being fertilised by a male, a zoo in Illinois has said. Brookfield Zoo said the hatching of an epaulette shark pup was not unusual, but the way in ...
Hemiscyllium halmahera, or the Halmahera epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark from Indonesia.This species is described from two specimens collected near Ternate island in 2013, off the coast of larger Halmahera island.