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Burmese bamboo shark

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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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Chiloscyllium burmensis 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chiloscyllium, Taxa
Source Burmese bamboo shark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Chiloscyllium burmensis summary
Sources
1. Burmese bamboo shark (Wikipedia)
  • 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.
  • Diet
    They eat small bony fish or invertebrates.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. 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)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Requins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Tiburones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Sharks","language":"EN"},{"name":"板鳃亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Orectolobiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":"Orectolobiformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"须鲨目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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FishBase: Chiloscyllium burmensis summary
FishBaseIn Biome: Marine, Environment
Quote, In Biome: Marine, Environment
Marine; demersal
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