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Chiloscyllium griseum
Müller & Henle, 1838
Grey bambooshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae
Reference of the original description
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Image of the original description
Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838 (in fact ID as C. punctatum, see remarks)
Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838 (in fact ID as C. punctatum, see remarks)
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Chiloscyllium griseus, Chiloscyllium grisium, Chiloscyllium obscurum, Hemiscyllium griseum, Hemiscyllium griseurm, Hemiscyllium griseus
Chiloscyllium griseus, Chiloscyllium grisium, Chiloscyllium obscurum, Hemiscyllium griseum, Hemiscyllium griseurm, Hemiscyllium griseus
Description :
Citation: Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838; ZMH 25675; Gulf of Thailand near Cha-Am, 30 m depth; 05.12.1993; 560 mm TL © Dr. Simon Weigmann, Elasmobranch Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany source: Weigmann, S. (2012): Contribution to the Taxonomy and Distribution of Six Shark Species (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Gulf of Thailand. ISRN Zoology, vol. 2012, Article ID 860768, 24 pages, doi:10.5402/2012/860768
Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838; ZMH 25675; Gulf of Thailand near Cha-Am, 30 m depth; 05.12.1993; 560 mm TL © Dr. Simon Weigmann, Elasmobranch Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany source: Weigmann, S. (2012): Contribution to the Taxonomy and Distribution of Six Shark Species (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Gulf of Thailand. ISRN Zoology, vol. 2012, Article ID 860768, 24 pages, doi:10.5402/2012/860768
Common names
Bamboa gris, 
Requin-chabot gris, 
Banded dogfish, Black banded cat shark, Blackbanded shark, Carpet shark, Gray bamboo shark, Grey bambooshark, Grey catshark
Bamboa gris, Requin-chabot gris, Banded dogfish, Black banded cat shark, Blackbanded shark, Carpet shark, Gray bamboo shark, Grey bambooshark, Grey catshark
Short Description
Genus: 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 [531]. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe [16823]. Species: Light brown, yellow-brown or grey-brown above, cream below, with 12-13 prominent saddle marks in young, fading with growth and absent in adults [16823]. Dark bands in juveniles not outline in black [16823]. Dorsal fins smaller than pelvic fins, without projecting free rear tips [16823]. Body without lateral dermal ridge (Ref. 4832) [531] [16823].
Genus: 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 [531]. Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe [16823]. Species: Light brown, yellow-brown or grey-brown above, cream below, with 12-13 prominent saddle marks in young, fading with growth and absent in adults [16823]. Dark bands in juveniles not outline in black [16823]. Dorsal fins smaller than pelvic fins, without projecting free rear tips [16823]. Body without lateral dermal ridge (Ref. 4832) [531] [16823].
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea. Probably occurring in Sri Lanka [16823]. Many records need confirmation [16823]. Source: www.gbif.org
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea. Probably occurring in Sri Lanka [16823]. Many records need confirmation [16823]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: commercial
fisheries: commercial
Biology
Oviparous, deposits eggs in small, oval eggs cases on the bottom [518]. Paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. During copulation observed in captivity, the male bites the female"quot;s pectoral fin in a side-to-side position (Ref. 49562, 51121).
Oviparous, deposits eggs in small, oval eggs cases on the bottom [518]. Paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. During copulation observed in captivity, the male bites the female"quot;s pectoral fin in a side-to-side position (Ref. 49562, 51121).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1388; Remark to the figure of the first description (REGAN, 1908 [2013]; after DINGERKUS & DE FINO, 1983 [690]): Müller and Henle (1841), along with their description of C. griseum, published a plate (no. 4) labeled C. griseum. However, the specimen illustrated is actually C. punctatum. It was labeled as collected by Kuhl and van Hasselt from Java, and is probably RMNH 4178. This specimen matches the illustration in body proportions, and color pattern.
shark-references Species-ID=1388; Remark to the figure of the first description (REGAN, 1908 [2013]; after DINGERKUS & DE FINO, 1983 [690]): Müller and Henle (1841), along with their description of C. griseum, published a plate (no. 4) labeled C. griseum. However, the specimen illustrated is actually C. punctatum. It was labeled as collected by Kuhl and van Hasselt from Java, and is probably RMNH 4178. This specimen matches the illustration in body proportions, and color pattern.
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium indiana (Jadhav, Shinde, Muralidhar & Mohekar, 1989) [16334]
- Acanthobothrium indicum Subhapradha, 1955 [16423] [16360] [16092]
- Acanthobothrium shastri (Jadhav, Shinde, Muralidhar & Mohekar, 1989) [16334] [16092]
- Biporophyllaeus madrassensis Subramaniam, 1939 [16426]
- Carpobothrium megaphallum Subhapradha, 1955 [16423]
- Eulacistorhynchus chiloscyllius Subhapradha, 1955 [16423] [16112]
- Orectolobicestus chiloscylli (Subhapradha, 1955) Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006 [7406]
- Scyphophyllidium chiloscyllii (Subhapradha, 1955) [16423] [16443]
- Wenyonia sanyali Banerjee & Manna, 2019 [27387]
- Yorkeria chiloscyllii Shinde, Mohekar & Jadhav, 1986 [16401]
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