The hooded carpetshark (Hemiscyllium strahani) is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 5ð S and 10ð S, and longitude 144ð E and 153ð E. Its length is up to 75 cm. Like other longtailed carpetsharks, it can use its strong pectoral fins to walk on land for a short period of time. The hooded carpetshark is heavily wanted in the aquarium trade, the result is making this shark endangered.
Reproduction is oviparous.
The shark is named in honor of Australian zoologist Ronald Strahan (1922âÂÂ2010), who was director of Taronga Zoological Park, where the holotype lived in captivity.