Whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) fish species and information / pictures of Whitespotted bambooshark - Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Common Name
Whitespotted bambooshark

Biology
A common but little-known inshore bottom shark. Feeds on bony fishes and crustaceans. Oviparous. Utilized for human consumption and used in Chinese medicine. Caught by multiple hook and line and trawl. Caught rarely by demersal gillnet fisheries operating inshore.

Classification

Classified By

Anonymous [Bennett], 1830

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)

Family

Bamboo sharks (Hemiscylliidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and probably Malaysia. Reported from Korea.

Range

35°N - 10°S, 42°E - 135°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.98 s.e. 0.67 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

83.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)