Grey bambooshark (Chiloscyllium griseum)

Scientific name: Chiloscyllium griseum M?ller & Henle, 1838

Grey bambooshark (Chiloscyllium griseum)

The Grey bambooshark (Chiloscyllium griseum) is a brackish-water fish of the family Hemiscylliidae.

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: Light brown, yellow-brown or grey-brown above, cream below, with 12-13 prominent saddle marks in young, fading with growth and absent in adults. Dark bands in juveniles not outline in black. Dorsal fins smaller than pelvic fins, without projecting free rear tips. Body without lateral dermal ridge.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloscyllium griseum
Family
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
74.0
Depth range
5–80 m (16–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 5 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea. Probably occurring in Sri Lanka. Many records need confirmation.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
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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