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WoRMS taxon details

Hemiscyllium Müller & Henle, 1838

AphiaID

269363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269363)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Squalus ocellatus Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (type by monotypy)

Typetaxon of

Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862

Parent

Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862

Direct children (17)

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Species Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Species Hemiscyllium galei Allen & Erdmann, 2008
Species Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967
Species Hemiscyllium halmahera Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013
Species Hemiscyllium henryi Allen & Erdmann, 2008
Species Hemiscyllium michaeli Allen & Dudgeon, 2010
Species Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967
Species Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843
Species Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941 accepted as Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Hemiscyllium griseum (Müller & Henle, 1838) accepted as Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838
Species Hemiscyllium griseurm (Müller & Henle, 1838) accepted as Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838 (misspelling)
Species Hemiscyllium griseus (Müller & Henle, 1838) accepted as Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838
Species Hemiscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) accepted as Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Species Hemiscyllium punctatum (Müller & Henle, 1838) accepted as Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838
Species Hemiscyllium punctaturn (Müller & Henle, 1838) accepted as Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838 (misspelling)
Species Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril, 1853 accepted as Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853) (basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hemiscyllium Müller & Henle, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269363 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]