FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

Hemiscylliidae 1259
Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967
En - Hooded carpetshark; Fr - Requin-chabot moine; Sp - Bamboa capuchona.
Maximum total length about 75 cm. A little-known inshore bottom shark of singular and unique
appearance, probably on coral reefs. Of minor importance to fisheries at present. Western South
Pacific from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
(after Dingerkus and DeFino, 1983)
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1845
En - Speckled carpetshark; Fr - Requin-chabot marqueterie; Sp - Bamboa moteada.
Maximum total length about 64 cm. A common, small, harmless tropical continental shelf shark that
is found on coral reefs in shallow water. Oviparous, probably mainly feeding on benthic invertebrates.
Of minor interest to fisheries. Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland) and
possibly Indonesia (Moluccas).
(after Dingerkus and DeFino, 1983)