 Adult females have a single functional ovary and two functional oviducts, with a single egg maturing in each at a time.The egg is contained in a tough, rectangular, dark brown capsule long and across, with long tendrils at the corners that enable the female to fasten the capsule to underwater structures such as algae stipes or gorgonians.Eggs maintained in aquariums hatch in approximately five and a half months, with the hatching shark measuring long.