Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Species: Chiloscyllium plagiosum

English Name: Whitespotted Bambooshark

Chinese Name: 条纹斑竹鲨

Family: Hemiscylliidae

Description:

Long, slender carpet shark with grayish and brown body, dark bands and white spots. Adults can grow up to 1 m long. They live on rocky bottoms where prey at night for small invertebrates and fishes. Used for human consumption, Chinese medicine and fishkeeping.

by: Charles Tilford — © 2007 Charles Tilford

isto será o texto alternativo — © 1930 Thomas Hardwicke

Photos used under a Creative Commons license

References:

– Kampenk, L., Ting, Y., Cheewah, L. & Huang, X. (1999). Fishes of Macao. Maritime Museum. Association for Promotion of Science and Technology of Macao.

– Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 – Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome: FAO

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