The Indonesian speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium freycineti, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae.
It is found in the shallow ocean around the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia, but was formerly believed to be more widespread.
[1][2] Compared to that species, the spots on H. freycineti are smaller, more rounded or slightly elongated in shape (versus relatively large, edged and more leopard-like in H. michaeli), and tend to darken at regular intervals forming 8-9 vertical bars on the body and tail.
[1][2] Confusingly, some books with illustrations and photos labelled as H. freycineti actually show H.
[4] The shark is named in honor of French navigator Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841), who collected the type specimen.