David Hall / Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) juvenile on sea floor. Pantar Island, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Brown banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) rests on a pristine coral reef, near Alor, Indonesia.

Juergen 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.

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....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 / Epaulette shark {Hemiscylium ocellatum} Indian ocean, Australia

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

Pete Oxford / Indonesian Speckled Carpetshark (Hemiscyllium freycineti), Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

David Fleetham / Ocellated epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) resting on reef, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean.

Magnus Lundgren / Raja Ampat epaulette shark / Indonesian speckled carpetshark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) in shallow water, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Brownbanded bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium punctatum) seen in a small captive tank at a seafood market, Chonburi Province, Thailand, January 2016.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) swimming along the sandy bottom in the reefs in the Northern Gulf of Thailand, Chonburi Province, Thailand,.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Egg case of Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) with early-stage embryo visible inside. Handled by a staff at the captive breeding facility, Institute of Marine Science, Bhurapha Univer...