Hasselt's bamboo shark
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| Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852 |
Hasselt's bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium hasseltii, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, between latitudes 23° N and 10° N, and longitude 91° E and 133° E. Its length is up to 60 cm.
Hasselt's bamboo shark has a caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe on the very long, thick tail. It is a common inshore bottom-dweller, feeding on invertebrates. It is utilized for human consumption.
Coloration in juveniles is dark grey-brown bands outlined in black. Adults are uniform medium- to dark-brown, the black edgings being the last parts of the color pattern to disappear.
Reproduction is oviparous.
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[edit] References
- "Chiloscyllium hasseltii". 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
