Family : Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Order : Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Brownbanded bambooshark
Fish Name : Chiloscyllium punctatum
Max size : 121 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 58048)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 85 m
Climate : tropical; 34°N - 26°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be
Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and northern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Genus: Nostrils subterminal on snout; pre-oral snout long, mouth closer to eyes than snout tip; eyes and supraorbital ridges hardly elevated; no black hood on head or large spot or spots on sides of body above pectoral fins (Ref. 43278). Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Species: Young with dark transverse bands and usually a scattering of a few dark spots, bars not prominently edged with black (Ref. 13575, 43278). Adults light-brown, usually without a color pattern (Ref. 13575). Dorsal fins larger than pelvic fins, with projecting free rear tips (Ref. 13575). Body without lateral dermal ridge (Ref. 4832,43278, 13575).
Biology : A common inshore bottom shark found on coral reefs, often in tide pools (Ref. 247). Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fish (Ref. 6871). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Can survive up to 12 hours out of water (Ref. 247). Gills sometimes infested by larval isopods (Praniza-larva of isopod Gnathia) (Ref. 247). Utilized as food (Ref. 247); for its meat and fins. Caught frequently by demersal gillnet, longline and trawl fisheries operating in insular and continental shelf waters (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984. (Ref. 247)
India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
