Slender bamboo shark
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| Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) |
The slender bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands, between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. Its length is up to 65 cm.
The slender bamboo shark has its nostrils subterminal on its long snout, and its mouth closer to its eyes than to the snout tip. The caudal fin has a pronounced subterminal notch but is without a ventral lobe. There is a dermal ridge on the middle of the back, and two low lateral ridges. It is 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, and also small fishes. It is utilized for human consumption.
Coloration is light brown above, cream below, with numerous dark spots on body, tail, and fins, these often forming indistinct vertical bars and saddles.
Reproduction is oviparous.
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[edit] References
- "Chiloscyllium indicum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
