Slender bambooshark (Chiloscyllium indicum)

Scientific name: Chiloscyllium indicum Gmelin, 1789

Slender bambooshark (Chiloscyllium indicum)

The Slender bambooshark (Chiloscyllium indicum) is a freshwater fish of the family Hemiscylliidae.

Biology

A common, but little-known inshore sluggish bottom shark found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters, bays and inlets and rocky and coral reefs. Probably mainly feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, also small fishes. Oviparous. Utilized for human consumption. Possibly may occur in fresh water in the lower reaches of the Perak River in peninsular Malaysia.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloscyllium indicum
Family
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
65.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands. Probably occurring in Korea and Japan.
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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