Subclass Elasmobranchii Scientific name Chiloscyllium griseum Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Orectolobiformes Genus Chiloscyllium Higher classification Lip sharks | |
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Similar Lip sharks, Shark, Hemiscylliidae, Slender bamboo shark, Whitespotted bamboo shark | ||
Grey bamboo shark swimming
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.
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Features: Adults are brown and have no coloration but the juveniles have transverse dark bands.
Reproduction is Oviparous (egg laying).
Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List
Grey bamboo shark mating attempt
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