Saltwater
Brownbanded bambooshark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Hemiscylliidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 132 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 48,352 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A common inshore bottom shark found on coral reefs, often in tide pools. Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fish. Oviparous. Can survive up to 12 hours out of water. Gills sometimes infested by larval isopods (Praniza-larva of isopod Gnathia). Utilized as food; for its meat and fins. Caught frequently by demersal gillnet, longline and trawl fisheries operating in insular and continental shelf waters.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chiloscyllium griseum
- Chiloscyllium hasselti
- Chiloscyllium indicum
- Chiloscyllium margaritiferum
- Chiloscyllium plagiosum
- Chyloscyllium punctatum
In other languages
- Brunbåndet bambushaj
- Brown spotted cat shark, Brown-banded bamboo shark, Brown-banded catshark, Brown-spotted bambooshark, Brown-spotted catshark, Brownbanded bamboo shark, Grey carpet shark, Grey carpetshark, Spotted catshark
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.