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    The Hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes as bamboo sharks. They...
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    Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867) (short-tail nurse shark) Family Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862 (bamboo sharks) Genus Chiloscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle...
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    Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species of longtailed carpet shark of the family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical waters off Australia and New Guinea (and...
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    Hemiscyllium is a genus of sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae. Hemiscyllium sharks of the family Hemiscylliidae are also known as walking sharks and Epaulette...
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    bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10°...
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    oviparous, but egg cases have never been observed. The bamboo sharks (Hemiscylliidae) and the zebra shark (Stegostomatidae) lay eggs on the bottom, while...
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    Chiloscyllium burmensis, is an extremely rare bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. The first specimen was caught in 1963 off the coast from Rangoon in...
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    sharks) Family Ginglymostomatidae Gill, 1862 (Nurse sharks) Family Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862 (Bamboo sharks) Family Orectolobidae Gill, 1896 (Wobbegong...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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  • Thumbnail for Hemiscyllium galei
    Cenderawasih epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. Together with H. henryi, it was only scientifically described in 2008...
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    Chiloscyllium is a genus of sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae. This genus is distinguished by a relatively long snout with subterminal nostrils. The...
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    Chiloscyllium griseum, is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to Pakistan...
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    bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum), is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae that can be found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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  • Thumbnail for Pacific sleeper shark
    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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  • Helogeneidae Helostomatidae Hemigaleidae Hemiodontidae Hemiramphidae Hemiscylliidae Hemitripteridae Hepsetidae Heptapteridae Heterenchelyidae Heterodontidae...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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    Subdivision Selachii Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Longtail carpet sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared...
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  • are geographically restricted to New Guinea and northern Australia. Hemiscylliidae are small nocturnal sharks aptly named "walking sharks" who exhibit...
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    Subdivision Selachii Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Longtail carpet sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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    Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867) (short-tail nurse shark) Family Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks) Genus Chiloscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 Chiloscyllium...
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  • Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The diversity of fish fauna within the inland waterways and around the island...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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  • China Hemiscyllium henryi, a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae Illicium henryi, a flowering plant in the genus Iolaus henryi, a butterfly...
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  • Thumbnail for Papuan epaulette shark
    epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium hallstromi, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around southern Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 7° S and 10°...
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  • Thumbnail for Indonesian speckled carpetshark
    Hemiscyllium freycineti, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. It is found in the shallow ocean around the Raja Ampat Islands in West...
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  • Thumbnail for Arabian carpetshark
    (Chiloscyllium arabicum) is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, inhabiting coral reefs and other shallow coastal habitats from the...
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    L. (2013), "Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscylliidae) from Indonesia.", Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3):...
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    Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks) Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs) Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks) Rhincodontidae...
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