Hemiscyllium
This genus is confined to tropical waters off Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, but an individual from this genus, possibly representing an undescribed species, has been photographed at the Seychelles. They have short snouts with the nostrils placed almost at the tip, and well-elevated eyes and supraorbital ridges. The mouth is closer to the tip of the snout than the eyes, and lack the connecting dermal fold across the chin. The pectoral and pelvic fins are thick and heavily muscular. There is either a black hood on the head or a large black spot(s) on the sides of the body.
- Hemiscyllium freycineti (Indonesian speckled carpetshark)
- Hemiscyllium galei
- Hemiscyllium hallstromi (Papuan epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium henryi
- Hemiscyllium michaeli (Milne Bay epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium strahani (Hooded carpetshark)
- Hemiscyllium trispeculare (Speckled carpetshark)
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