The epaulette sharks of this region have long been confused with H. freycineti .
H. freycineti was only in 2010 that H. michaeli was described as a separate species by Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon .
The epaulette sharks of this region have long been confused with H. freycineti , and it was only in 2010 that H. michaeli was described as a separate species by Gerald R. Allen and Christine L. Dudgeon .