Whitespotted bambooshark

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iWhite-spotted bamboo shark
Conservation status
Near Threatened (NT)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Hemiscylliidae Genus: Chiloscyllium Species: C. plagiosum
Binomial name
Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830)

The whitespotted bambooshark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum, is an ocean-floor dwelling shark found off the coast of Indonesia and in surrounding Pacific waters. It lives in coral reefs near the shore, where it can hide and feed on invertebrates. The whitespotted bambooshark is harmless to humans.

[edit] See also

• List of sharks
• Carpet shark

[edit] References

• Kyne & Burgess (2005). Chiloscyllium plagiosum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
• "Chiloscyllium plagiosum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
• Chiloscyllium plagiosum (TSN 159942). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 25 January 2006.