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Slender bambooshark
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Chiloscyllium indicum
Slender bambooshark |
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| Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) | ||||
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) |
picture (Chind_u0.gif) by FAO Point map | | ||
| Order: | Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks) | |||
| Class: | Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) | |||
| FishBase name: | Slender bambooshark | |||
| Max. size: | 65.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 247) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 40°N - 10°S, 65°e - 160°e | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown | |||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) | |||
| Vulnerability: | Moderate to high vulnerability (46.00). (Ref. 59153) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands. Probably occurring in Korea and Japan. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Anal spines: 0. Genus: Nostrils subterminal on snout; pre-oral snout long, mouth closer to eyes than snout tip; eyes and supraorbital ridges hardly elevated; no black hood on head or large spot or spots on sides of body above pectoral fins (Ref. 43278). Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch but without a ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Species: Light brown above, cream below, with numerous dark spots on body, tail, and fins, these often forming indistinct vertical bars and saddles (Ref. 31575). Dermal ridge on middle of back and two low lateral ridges (Ref. 4832). | |||
| Biology: | A common, but little-known inshore sluggish bottom shark (Ref. 13575) found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters, bays and inlets and rocky and coral reefs. Probably mainly feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 13575), also small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 247). Possibly may occur in fresh water in the lower reaches of the Perak River in peninsular Malaysia (Ref. 43278). | |||
| Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT) (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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| Main Ref: | Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984. (Ref. 247) | |||
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| Checked: Luna, Susan M. | Modified: Luna, Susan M. | Entered: Carpenter, Kent E. |
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