Bamboo Sharks [Chiloscyllium]
Description
Bamboo sharks are small, bottom-dwelling sharks that often cruise slowly along sandy or rocky seafloors. Divers may spot them resting in crevices or “walking” along the bottom with their pectoral fins, sometimes with a curious, calm demeanor.
Species
White-spotted Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Grey Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium griseum
Arabian Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium arabicum
Hasselt's Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium hasseltii
Slender Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium indicum
Burmese Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium burmense
Blue-spotted Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Elasmobranchs (Sharks, Rays, Skates)
Elasmobranchii
|
| Order |
Carpet Sharks
Orectolobiformes
|
| Family |
Bamboo Sharks
Hemiscylliidae
|
Statistics
- Species 8