Biology:Grey bamboo shark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Grey bamboo shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Chiloscyllium |
| Species: | C. griseum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiloscyllium griseum J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
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| Range of the grey bamboo shark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chiloscyllium indicum var. obscurum* Ogilby, 1888 * ambiguous synonym | |
The grey bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium griseum, is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to Pakistan , India , Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China , Japan , the Philippines , and Papua New Guinea, between latitudes 34° N and 10° S, and longitude 60° E and 150° E. Its length is up to 74 cm.[2][3]
Features: Adults are brown and have no coloration but the juveniles have transverse dark bands.[4]
Reproduction is Oviparous (egg laying).
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List[1]
See also
- List of sharks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VanderWright, W.J., Bin Ali, A., Bineesh, K.K., Derrick, D., Haque, A.B., Krajangdara, T., Maung, A. & Seyha, L. (2020). "Chiloscyllium griseum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2020: e.T41792A10547859. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41792/124416752. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2010). "Chiloscyllium griseum" in FishBase. January 2010 version.
- ↑ Compagno, L.J.V.; M. Dando; S. Fowler (2005). Sharks of the World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.
- ↑ Compagno, Leonard. "Sharks of the world." Shark Research Center Iziko-Museums of Cape Town. NO. 1. Vol 2. Cape Town South Africa: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 2002. Pg 169
Wikidata ☰ Q28977 entry
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