Burmese bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium burmensis) fish species and information / pictures of Burmese bamboo shark - Chiloscyllium burmensis

Burmese bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium burmensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chiloscyllium burmensis

Common Name
Burmese bamboo shark

Biology
Feeds on small bony fishes (Ref. 43278). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Classification

Classified By

Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)

Family

Bamboo sharks (Hemiscylliidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: off Rangoon, Burma [=Myanmar].

Range

18°N - 14°N, 93°E - 98°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

29 m

Depth To - meters

33 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 29 - 33 m (Ref. 13292)

Trophic Level

3.86 s.e. 0.64 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

57.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)