Chiloscyllium punctatum – Discover Fishes | 水產百科網

2017年5月9日—Themaximumreportedsizeofthebrownbandedbamboosharkis41inches(104cm)totallength.Adultmalesreachsexualmaturityat27-30 ...

Chiloscyllium punctatum

These elongated, slender carpet sharks have lobed fins and an asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin. The young ones are medium brown with darker brown banding, but that fades to a solid brown as they mature. They live between the shore and the reef on muddy sea floors, where they hunt at night using the sensitive barbels on their snouts to locate crabs, worms, and other small prey. Because they are so hardy, able to survive out of water for several hours at times, they are popular in aquariums.

Common names in the English language include brownbanded bamboo shark, brown spotted cat shark, brown-banded bamboo shark, brown-banded catshark, brown-sp...