Slender bamboo shark
| Slender bamboo shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Chiloscyllium |
| Species: | C. indicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiloscyllium indicum (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
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| Range of the slender bamboo shark | |
The slender bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. It is harmless to humans.
Description
[edit]The mouth is located in front of the eyes. It has an elongated slender precaudal tail. The body is brownish with a number of dark spots and dashes. Its dorsal fins are round, the same size, and smaller than the pelvic fin.[2] It can grow to a maximum length of 65 centimetres (26 in).
Habitat
[edit]This species is an inshore bottom dweller. It can be found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters. It probably feeds on small bottom dwelling invertebrates.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]These sharks are oviparous (egg laying).
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ VanderWright, W.J.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Fahmi, Haque, A.B.; Krajangdara, T.; Maung, A.; Seyha, L.; Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q.; Yuneni, R.R. (2020). "Chiloscyllium indicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T41791A124416590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T41791A124416590.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Compagno, Leonard. "Sharks of the world." Shark Research Center Iziko-Museums of Cape Town. NO. 1. Vol 2. Cape Town South Africa: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 2002. Pg 173.
- ^ Compagno, Leonard. "Sharks of the world." Shark Research Center Iziko-Museums of Cape Town. NO. 1. Vol 2. Cape Town South Africa: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 2002. Pg 173.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chiloscyllium indicum". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2