IUCN status: Least Concern

Other names: Walking shark, Itar shark

Diet: worms, crabs, shrimp, amphipods, polychaete worms, and small fish

Size: up to 3.5 ft in length

Lifespan: 20-25 years

Found in tropical waters around New Guinea and northern and eastern coasts of Australia

Nocturnal species

Strong pectoral and pelvic fins to help "walk" along coral reef systeems or ocean floor in search of prey

Live in shallow waters so they have evolved to survive up to an hour with little or no oxygen