Henry's epaulette shark

Description

Hemiscyllium henryi,the Triton epaulette shark or Henry's epaulette shark,is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae.Together with H.galei,it was only scientifically described in 2008.At present,H.henryi is only known from depths of 3 to 30 metres (9.8 to 98.4 ft) at reefs near Triton Bay on the southern coast of West Papua,Indonesia.It reaches a length of 81.5 centimetres (32.1 in),and is covered in numerous fine black spots.It has large,"double" spot on the side behind the pectoral fins