Hasselt's bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii)

Scientific name: Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852

Hasselt's bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii)

The Hasselt's bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii) is a marine fish of the family Hemiscylliidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe. Juveniles with dark grey-brown bands outlined in black, adults uniform medium- to dark-brown color, the black edgings being the last parts of the color pattern to disappear.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloscyllium hasseltii
Family
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
12 m (39 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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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