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Brownbanded Bambooshark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Seabook: Brownbanded Bambooshark

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Max Weight

Max Depth

85 m

Description

Chiloscyllium punctatum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S, to depths of 85 metres (279 ft). Its length is up to 1.04 metres (41 in). Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. It... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

brown
grey

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Conservation status

(NT) Near threatened

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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