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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.
There are numerous species of sharks found in the Pacific Ocean; of these sharks, 36 [1] have habitat ranges throughout the coastlines and surrounding waters of California, as identified below. Identifications include common names; scientific names; the taxonomic rank, family; conservation statuses according to IUCN; and an image.
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 Shark Lab tracks more than 200 sharks along California's coasts through a program set up in 2018 with more than $3 million in state funding. The Shark Lab tracks more than 200 sharks along ...
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Hemiscyllium galei, the Cenderawasih epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. Together with H. henryi , it was only scientifically described in 2008 by Gerald R. Allen and Mark V. Erdmann .
Caleb Adams, 46, was swimming in Del Mar, California, with 18 members of an open water swim group when he felt “a strong hit to my body” on June 2. “I knew I had been hit by a shark.
[10] [11] Sharks are often killed for shark fin soup, which some Asian countries regard as a status symbol. [12] Fishermen capture live sharks, fin them, and dump the finless animal back into the water to die from suffocation or predators. [11] [13] Sharks are also killed for their flesh in Europe and elsewhere. [14]