Bluespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum)

Scientific name: Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914

Bluespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum)

The Bluespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum) is a marine fish of the family Hemiscylliidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
Family
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
67.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: confined to Madagascar. Previously synonymized with Chiloscyllium plagiosum but after comparisons have been made, this species was tentatively recognized as valid. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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