The Brownbanded bambooshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) is a marine fish of the family Hemiscylliidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and northern Australia.
Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Genus: Nostrils subterminal on snout; pre-oral snout long, mouth closer to eyes than snout tip; eyes and supraorbital ridges hardly elevated; no black hood on head or large spot or spots on sides of body above pectoral fins. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe. Species: Young with dark transverse bands and usually a scattering of a few dark spots, bars not prominently edged with black. Adults light-brown, usually without a color pattern. Dorsal fins larger than pelvic fins, with projecting free rear tips. Body without lateral dermal ridge.
Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.
Species facts
- Scientific name
- Chiloscyllium punctatum
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
- Order
- Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
- Class
- Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
- Maximum length
- 121
- Depth range
- 0–85 m (0–279 ft)
- Environment
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 85 m
- Climate
- Tropical
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and northern Australia.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Threat to humans
- Harmless
- Uses
- Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: 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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