Pi111 / 68 Chiloscyllium indicum (Slender Bamboo Shark)

 Pi111 / 68         Chiloscyllium indicum (Slender Bamboo Shark)

 

Phylum            : Chordata

Class                : Elasmobranchii

Order               : Orectolobiformes

Family             : Hemiscylliidae

Genus              : Chiloscyllium

Species             : Chiloscyllium indicum

 

Description:

            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. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe. Species: Light brown above, cream below, with numerous dark spots on body, tail, and fins, these often forming indistinct vertical bars and saddles. Dermal ridge on middle of back and two low lateral ridges. A common, but little-known inshore sluggish bottom shark found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters, bays and inlets and rocky and coral reefs. Probably mainly feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, also small fishes.

 

 IUCN Status: Vulnerable