Brownbanded bamboo shark | 水產百科網

Brownbandedbambooshark...Thebrownbandedbambooshark,Chiloscylliumpunctatum,isabamboosharkinthefamilyHemiscylliidaefoundintheIndo-West​ ...

Species of shark

The brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum), is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae that can be found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S. It is regularly bred in public aquaria, and is arguably one of the sharks most suited to captivity due to its docile disposition, sedentary nature, and relatively small size. In public aquariums, these fish can live up to 25 years.[1]

These sharks can be distinguished by their concave posterior margined dorsal fin. No color patterns are present for the adults, however, the juveniles have dark transverse bands with some dark spots.[2] It can grow up to 1.04 m...