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Hemiscylliidae
cat shark
Hemiscyllium trispeculare
North Australian corals receive paired eggs
cat shark is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 79 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Carpet Sharks
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Hemiscyllium
- Maximum length
- 79 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: northern Australia (including Western Australia) (Ref. 6871 ). Possibly in the Mollucas (Indonesia).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

