Brandon Cole / Epaulette shark on sea bed {Hemiscylllium ocellatum} Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, Indo Pacific also known as Carpet or Longtailed shark NOT FOR SALE IN USA

Pascal Kobeh / Sand tiger / Grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) on ree fwith a school of Striped grunters (Pomadasys striatus) and a few Epaulette soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Jurgen Freund / Raja Ampat epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium sp.) North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Michele Westmorland / Rare Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium sp.) in the Galapagos Islands.

Michele Westmorland / Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium sp.) in the Galapagos Islands.

Franco Banfi / Papuan epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium hallstromi) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Papuan epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium hallstromi) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Alex Mustard / Indonesian speckled carpetshark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) walks across the seabed under the cover of darkness. Rather than swim, this species of epaulette shark walks on its pectoral and pelvic fins....

Jurgen Freund / Raja Ampat 'Walking Shark' Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllum freycineti) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Jurgen Freund / Raja Ampat 'Walking Shark' Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllum freycineti) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Jurgen Freund / Raja Ampat epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium sp) resting amongst corals. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Jurgen Freund / Raja Ampat epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium sp) swimming over corals. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Triton Bay epaulette shark / Walking shark (Hemiscyllium henryi) walking along the seabed on its fins at night, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. New species first described in 2006.

Alex Mustard / Triton Bay epaulette shark / Walking shark (Hemiscyllium henryi) walking along the seabed on its fins at night, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. New species first described in 2006.

Alex Mustard / Triton Bay epaulette shark / Walking shark (Hemiscyllium henryi) walking along the seabed on its fins at night, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. New species first described in 2006.

Tim Laman / Epaulette / Walking shark (Hemiscyllium sp.) sheltering in coral reef, Kri Island vicinity. Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia, May 2007

Jeff Rotman / Mouth of Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) at night, Australia, West Pacific

Jeff Rotman / Curator at Ocean World examining an Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) Manly, Australia. Model released.

Brandon Cole / Epaulette Shark {Hemiscyllium freycineti} Papua New Guinea, Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Jeff Rotman / Portrait of Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

Jeff Rotman / Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

Jeff Rotman / Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

Jeff Rotman / Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

Jeff Rotman / Diver examines Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Ocean World, Manly, Australia. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Close up of skin of Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Australia

Jeff Rotman / Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

Jeff Rotman / Diver examines Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Ocean World, Manly, Australia. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Claspers (penis) of Epaulette Shark {Hemiscyllium ocellatum} Australia, Pacific

Brandon Cole / Epaulette shark on sea bed {Hemiscylllium ocellatum} Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, Indo Pacific; also known as Carpet or Longtailed shark NOT FOR SALE IN USA

Jeff Rotman / Close-up of head of Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) Australia

Jeff Rotman / Close-up of skin of Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)

Norbert Wu / Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) portrait, side view, underwater, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Mike Parry / Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) night Seychelles, Indian Ocean

David Fleetham / Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Visuals Unlimited / Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) gill slits and eye.

Visuals Unlimited / Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum).