Epaulette Shark
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
| Closest relatives | Sharks, nurse sharks, bamboo sharks |
| Habitat | Coral reefs up to 60 meters deep |
| Behaviour | Mostly nocturnal. Hides in coral reefs and hunts in shallow water. Epaulet sharks swim very rarely. Normally they crawl like salamanders and use their fins as feet. This is how they can also manage short distances ashore. |
| Diet | Shrimps, crabs, mussels and squid |
| Body length | up to 1.1 m |
| Spawn | Unlike many other shark species, egg laying |
| Use | fishkeeping |
| Current status | stable |
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Sponsors
| Familie M. + M. Martic, Zürich | |
| S. Goethals, Bonstetten | |
| Ch. Arnold, Uster | |
| C. R. Widmer, Zürich | |
| St. Züsli, Zürich |
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