Grey bamboo shark
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| Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838 |
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 Range of the grey bamboo shark (in blue)
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The grey bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium griseum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 34° N and 10° S, and longitude 60° E and 150° E. Its length is up to 74 cm.
The grey 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. The dorsal fins are smaller than the pelvic fins, without projecting free rear tips. Body does not have a lateral dermal ridge. It is a common inshore bottom shark, often found in estuaries. It probably feeds mainly on invertebrates. It is utilized for human consumption, as well as being kept in public aquaria.
Coloration is yellow-brown or grey-brown above, cream below, with 12 or 13 prominent saddle marks in the young, fading with growth and absent in adults. Dark bands in juveniles are not outlined in black.
Reproduction is oviparous, laying small oval egg-cases on the bottom.
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- "Chiloscyllium griseum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
