Genus Hemiscyllium
By Scott W. Michael
Excerpt from CORAL Magazine, September/October 2021
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SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to Vanessa Sommers of Oceans Reefs and Aquariums (https://www.orafarm.com/) for providing information about epaulette shark breeding and husbandry.
