Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Japan to northern Australia

Size: Up to 40 in (100 cm)

Natural Environment: Coral reefs, tidepools, tidal flats and reef faces

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and has a natural diet of small invertebrate found in rubble areas. They like to dig, so having anything that may topple could cause a danger in the aquarium. They also like to hide and need caves and ledges to hide in or under. Requires a meaty diet such as chopped fish and shrimp, and fed two to three times per week. 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.

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