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Title: New species of walking shark.
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Triton Bay epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium henryi), aslo known as the walking shark. This shark prefers walking on the seabed on its fins, than swimming. This species was only described scientifically in 2008, this photo was taken in 2006. Photo taken at night (this is a nocturnal shark). Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Indonesia
- new species
- night
- Sharks
- South East Asia
- Triton Bay
- Triton Bay epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium henryi)
- tropical
- Tropical West Pacific Ocean
- undescribed species
- West Papau
- wide angle