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Whitespotted bambooshark
© Marc Conlin / SeaPics
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| Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Carpetsharks (Orectolobiformes)
Family: Bamboosharks (Hemiscyllidae)
Genus: Chiloscyllium (Chiloscyllium)
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| Name |
| Scientific: | Chiloscyllium plagiosum |
| German: | Weissgepunkteter Bambushai |
| English: | Whitespotted bambooshark |
| French: | Requin-chabot a taches blanches |
| Spanish: | Bamboa punteada |
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| Appearance |
Body and tail fairly stout. Snout anteriorly rounded. Mouth well in front of the eyes. Spiracles below the eyes. Both dorsal fins equal-sized, about the same size as pelvic fins. Origin of first dorsal fin over the insertion of pelvic fins. Anal fin ends right in front of the caudal fin.
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| Coloration |
Numerous white spots on a dark brown body, with some darker brown or blackish transverse bands.
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| Distribution |
Indo-Western Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines.
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| Biology |
A little-known species. Common, lives at the bottom of inshore waters.
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| Feeding |
Feeds most likely on invertebrates.
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| Size |
Maximum size about 95 cm, average size between 60 and 80 cm.
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| Reproduction |
Egg laying (oviparous). Males reach sexual maturity at about 67 cm, females unknown.
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| Similar Species |
Other bambooshark have a similar appearance but the coloration is unique, making this species very distinctive.
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| Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List:
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No Entry found in Red List.
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| Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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