Brownbanded Bambooshark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

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Max Weight

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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

Sri Lanka Vietnam Cambodia Indo-Pacific Papua New Guinea +25 more in Seabook

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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