Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum

Pellegrin, 1914

Bluespotted bambooshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae

Reference of the original description

Pellegrin, J. (1914)
Sur une collection de poissons de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France, 39, 221–234

Image of the original description
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Chiloscyllium caeruleo-punctatum, Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum

Types
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
Holotype: MNHN: 1914-0009

Description :

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Common names
spa

Bamboa estrellada, $fra $T$$ Requin-chabot à taches bleues, eng

Bluespotted bambooshark, eng

Bluespotted catshark

Short Description
Light brown dorsally, paler ventrally, with blue-white spots (Ref. 391).

Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: confined to Madagascar. Previously synonymized with Chiloscyllium plagiosum but after comparisons have been made, this species was tentatively recognized as valid. Not in Compagno"quot;s 1999 checklist [529]. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: commercial

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
67.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [518])

Habitat
demersal; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1377;