Range: Australia

Size: Up to 18 in (45 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow coastal reefs in muddy and sandy bottom areas

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and has a 'nocturnal' natural diet of benthic invertebrate and small fishes. Requires a meaty diet and fed twice a week. Feed when the lights go out. Require a large, well-filtered and well-oxygenated system with few environment obstructions. Can not be treated with heavy metal solutions such as copper. Fresh seafood, such as shrimp, fish flesh, crab, scallops and freshwater mollies are welcomed. Do not house with large triggerfishes, angelfishes, wrasses, and pufferfishes as they can pick on the shark and cause skin and/or eye damage. Rarely seen in the trade.

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