User:Savrit/Hemiscyllium/ClaireA14 Peer Review

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The Hemiscyllium genus of the Hemiscylliidae shark family go by many names including walking sharks, bamboo sharks, and Epaulette sharks. These small, nocturnal, benthic dwelling swimmers have evolved to be able to 'walk', or use their fins to propel themselves over rocks, into pools, or into small crevices in their habitats. Recent research has determined that this shark family, Hemiscyllium (Hemiscyllium is the genus name not the family name. Im not sure if you meant to put the Hemiscylliidae name instead), is the most recently evolved shark splitting off from its relative (whose the relative?) around nine million years ago. The epaulette shark species have been evolving alongside climate change giving them an advantage to recent ocean warming and acidification. This shark family can survive around two hours out of water without any internal damage, can tolerate higher levels of CO2  and are hypoxia and anoxia tolerant.

Epaulette sharks live in shallow waters near reefs, tidepools or islands and are currently only found in the Western South Pacific. They utilize their habitat to hunt and to hide from predators (<-- you could take this sentence out since the following sentence mentions how they use habitat for hunting and escaping). Utilizing their habitat, the epaulette shark uses their fins to crawl inside small crevices or holes while hunting for small prey and escaping larger predators. These sharks also have another defense mechanism, their black eye or hood. Each shark species in the Hemiscyllium family (<-- do you mean genus?) has a distinct black 'eye' or hood behind its pectoral fin to deter other predators by giving the apparency of a very large eye. Thier coloring is also the best way to determine species from other species. Neonate and juvenile epaulette sharks are born with lighter color markings and slightly different patterns but as the shark matures, the color tends to darken, and the pattern shifts to mimic its environment. This suggests that Epaulette shark's habitat changes as the shark matures. More research needs to be done on juveniles and neonates to accurately assess their ontology.

Super cool article!! I really enjoyed reading your information and learning about these sharks! Your information you provided was super informative, great sources, and very non biased to any opinions! I suggested some minor changes that you could consider!