Known range of the leopard epaulette shark (in blue)
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] The epaulette sharks of this region have long been confused with the Indonesian speckled carpetshark (H. freycineti), and it was only in 2010 that H. michaeli was described as a separate species by Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon.[3] It can reach a maximum length of 82 cm (32.3 in).[4] Confusingly, some books with illustrations and photos labelled as H. freycineti actually show H. michaeli.[5]
^VanderWright, W.J.; Allen, G.R.; Derrick, D.; Dudgeon, C.; Erdmann, M.V.; Sianipar, A. (2021). "Hemiscyllium michaeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T195438A198886371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T195438A198886371.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Hemiscyllium michaeli at www.fishbase.org.
^ abGerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon (2010): Hemiscyllium michaeli, a new species of Bamboo Shark (Hemiscyllidae) from Papua New Guinea, pp. 19-30. Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology 16 (1)
^Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Michael, Scott (2008-05-16). "Gobies to Grizzlies: WILL THE REAL HEMISCYLLIUM FREYCINETI PLEASE STAND UP?". Gobies to Grizzlies. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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