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Chiloscyllium plagiosum
(Bennett, 1830)
Whitespotted bambooshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae
Reference of the original description
Class Pisces. In Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Lady Stamford Raffles: Pp. 686–694
Class Pisces. In Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Lady Stamford Raffles: Pp. 686–694
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosa , Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosum , Chiloscyllium plagiosum interruptum, Hemiscyllium plagiosum, Scyllium ornatum, Scyllium plagiosum, Scyllium plagiosum interruptum
Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosa , Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosum , Chiloscyllium plagiosum interruptum, Hemiscyllium plagiosum, Scyllium ornatum, Scyllium plagiosum, Scyllium plagiosum interruptum
Description :
Citation: Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2022
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Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830), © Chris Avila, Toronto Bentic Sharks, Canadian Marine Aquaculture, Toronto
Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830), © Chris Avila, Toronto Bentic Sharks, Canadian Marine Aquaculture, Toronto
Common names
Bamboa punteada, 
Requin-chabot taches blanches, 
White-spotted bamboo shark, White-spotted bambooshark, White-spotted catshark, Whitespotted bambooshark
Bamboa punteada, Requin-chabot taches blanches, White-spotted bamboo shark, White-spotted bambooshark, White-spotted catshark, Whitespotted bambooshark
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]. 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: Young and adults with transverse dark bands and numerous white or bluish spots [16823] [531]. Body with lateral dermal ridges [16823] [531].
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]. 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: Young and adults with transverse dark bands and numerous white or bluish spots [16823] [531]. Body with lateral dermal ridges [16823] [531].
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and probably Malaysia. Reported from Korea [17688]. Source: www.gbif.org
Indo-West Pacific: India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and probably Malaysia. Reported from Korea [17688]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: commercial
fisheries: commercial
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Hatches at 10-13 cm TL. In the Taiwan, hatching occurs in June to August [2539]. A common but little-known inshore bottom shark [518]. Feeds on bony fishes and crustaceans [531].
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Hatches at 10-13 cm TL. In the Taiwan, hatching occurs in June to August [2539]. A common but little-known inshore bottom shark [518]. Feeds on bony fishes and crustaceans [531].
Size / Weight / Age
83.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [531]); 95 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 25 years (Ref. 72467)
83.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [531]); 95 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 25 years (Ref. 72467)
Habitat
reef-associated; marine
reef-associated; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1406;
shark-references Species-ID=1406;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Nematoda
Cestoda
- Anteropora xiamenensis Tian, Li, Zhou & Wang, 2008 (nomen nudum) [24952]
- Yorkeria xiamenensis Li & Wang, 2006 [7558]
Nematoda
- Paraleptus chiloscyllii Yin & Zhang, 1983 [21235]
- Paraleptus minnanensis (Luo & Huang, 2001) [23387] [21235]
- Paraleptus scyllii Wu, 1927 [21235]
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