The Burmese bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium burmensis, is an extremely rare species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, order Orectolobiformes. It is a small shark with a slender body, blunt snout and small eyes, an unpatterned dorsal fin with straight rear margins, and no distinctive color markings. The first specimen was collected in 1963 off Rangoon, Myanmar at depths of 29 to 33 meters, with additional specimens recorded in 2018 from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is oviparous, notably laying its eggs in pairs, and feeds on small bony fish and invertebrates; the IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameChiloscyllium burmensis 2 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Burmese bamboo shark (Wikidata)
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Burmese bamboo shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q29163 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Chiloscyllium, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 3. Burmese bamboo shark (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
feeds on small bony fish and invertebrates; the IUCN Red List classifies it as Vulnerable.
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