Whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)

Scientific name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum Anonymous [Bennett], 1830

Whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)

The Whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is a marine fish of the family Hemiscylliidae.

Biology

A common but little-known inshore bottom shark. Feeds on bony fishes and crustaceans. Oviparous. Utilized for human consumption and used in Chinese medicine. Caught by multiple hook and line and trawl. Caught rarely by demersal gillnet fisheries operating inshore.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Family
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
83.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and probably Malaysia. Reported from Korea.
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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