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Hasselt's bamboo shark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Orectolobiformes

Genus
  
Chiloscyllium

Higher classification
  
Lip sharks

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hemiscylliidae

Scientific name
  
Chiloscyllium hasseltii

Rank
  
Species

Hasselt's bamboo shark sharkreferencescomimagesspeciesChiloscyllium

Similar
  
Burmese bamboo shark, Hooded carpetshark, Slender bamboo shark, Saddle carpetshark, Lip sharks

Hasselt's bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium hasseltii, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, between latitudes 23° N and 10° N, and longitude 91° E and 133° E; residing inshore. Its length is up to 60 cm.

Features: Much like Chioscyllium punctatum adults usually have not color patterns yet the juveniles have transverse dark bands with black edging.

Reproduction: These sharks are Oviparous. The eggs will attach to benthic marine plants and hatch in December. Their average size at hatching is 94 to 120 mm.

References

Hasselt's bamboo shark Wikipedia