Shyshark

Some articles on shyshark, shysharks:

Haploblepharus - Description
... Different shyshark species are very similar to one another in appearance but can be reliably differentiated using morphological measurements ... A shyshark has a stout, spindle-shaped body and a short head comprising less than one-fifth of the total length ... The coloration is brown above and white below the brown shyshark is usually plain while the other species have varying patterns of darker "saddles" and white spots ...
Haploblepharus - Taxonomy and Phylogeny - Species
... Haploblepharus edwardsii (Puffadder shyshark) Haploblepharus fuscus (Brown shyshark) Haploblepharus kistnasamyi (Natal shyshark) Haploblepharus pictus (Dark shyshark) ...
Brown Shyshark
... The brown shyshark or plain happy, (Haploblepharus fuscus) is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to the shallow, coastal waters of South Africa from west of Cape ... Measuring up to 73 cm (29 in) long, the brown shyshark is stoutly built, with a broad, flattened head and rounded snout ... Unlike other shysharks, the brown shyshark has a plain brown color, though some individuals have faint "saddle" markings or light or dark spots ...
Brown Shyshark - Distribution and Habitat
... The brown shyshark has a restricted distribution along the coast of South Africa, from the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces to southern KwaZulu-Natal Province ... of this species overlaps with the puffadder shyshark in the southeastern Cape region ... There, the brown shyshark tends to favor shallow inshore habitats, while the puffadder shyshark inhabits deeper offshore waters ...
Dark Shyshark - Description
... Reaching no more than 60 cm (24 in) long, the dark shyshark differs from other shysharks in that it is slender-bodied when juvenile and stocky-bodied when adult ... The coloration of the dark shyshark is highly variable, and particular individuals can resemble any of the other shyshark species ...