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Whitespotted bamboo shark
Conservation status
Whitespotted bamboo shark
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Genus: Chiloscyllium
Species:
C. plagiosum
Binomial name
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
(Anonymous, referred to Bennett, 1830)
Range of the whitespotted bamboo shark
Synonyms

Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914

The whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is a species of carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one metre in length.[2] This small, mostly nocturnal species is harmless to humans. The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept as a pet in larger home aquaria. It can grow up to 93 centimetres (37 in) long.[3]

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Bin Ali, A.; Fahmi, Finucci, B.; Herman, K.; Manjaji Matsumoto, B.M.; VanderWright, W.J. (2021). "Chiloscyllium plagiosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124554059A124453319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124554059A124453319.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "White spotted bamboo shark".
  3. ^ Kindersley, Dorling (2005) [2001]. Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7894-7764-4.

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