FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

1252 Sharks
7a. Black spot behind gills small, not in the form of a conspicuous ocellus (Fig. 9) . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemiscyllium freycineti
7b. Black spot behind gills large, in the form of a conspicuous ocellus, ringed with white
(Figs 10 to 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . → 8
8a. Body covered with numerous, densely clustered dark small and large spots that form a
reticular network of light ground colour between them; dark crossbands strong on ventral
surface of tail (Fig. 10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemiscyllium trispeculare
8b. Body with sparse, large spots that do not form a reticular network of light ground colour
between them; dark crossbands not reaching ventral surface of tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . → 9
Fig. 9 Hemiscyllium freycineti Fig. 10 Hemiscyllium trispeculare
9a. Lateral ocellus not surrounded by large spots; spots present on head in front and below
eyes (Fig. 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemiscyllium ocellatum
9b. Lateral ocellus surrounded by large black spots; spots absent from head in front and
below eyes (Fig. 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemiscyllium hallstromi
Fig. 11 Hemiscyllium ocellatum Fig. 12 Hemiscyllium hallstromi
List of species occurring in the area
The symbol is given when species accounts are included.
Chiloscyllium griseum Müller and Henle, 1839
Chiloscyllium hasselti Bleeker, 1852
Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830)
Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller and Henle, 1838
Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967
Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1845
Reference
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of
shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop., (125)Vol.4.Pt.1:249 p.
Dingerkus, G. and T.C. DeFino. 1983. A revision of the orectolobiform shark family Hemiscylliidae (Chondrichthyes,
Selachii). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 176(1):1-93.
Regan, C.T. 1908. A revision of the sharks of the family Orectolobidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., (1908):347-364.