The brownbanded bamboo shark is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found across the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia. It is regularly bred in public aquaria and is considered one of the sharks best suited to captivity, owing to its docile disposition, sedentary habits, and relatively small size; in aquariums it can live up to 25 years. 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
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameChiloscyllium punctatum 3 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Brownbanded bamboo shark (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Brownbanded bamboo shark (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source FishBase: Chiloscyllium punctatum
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Brownbanded bamboo shark (Wikipedia)
Feeding
These sharks are carnivores that should be fed 2-3 times a week; some of their diet includes fresh shrimp, scallop, squid, and marine fishes.
Threats
The major threats to these sharks are the loss of their habitat, pollution, and capture (both for aquarium trade as well as food).
Infobox: status
NT
In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat
These sharks live around coral reefs and tide pools.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Brownbanded bamboo shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q29227 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Chiloscyllium, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Orectolobiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80
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FishBase: Chiloscyllium punctatum
FishBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, BiologyQuote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
A common inshore bottom shark found on coral reefs, often in tide pools (Ref. 247 ).
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