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Whitespotted bamboo shark

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The whitespotted bamboo shark, scientific name Chiloscyllium plagiosum, is a small carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found on coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to India and common in the coastal waters of Indonesia and its surrounding seas; it is also harvested for food in Madagascar and Taiwan. It reaches about 93 centimeters long and shows a distinctive pattern of purple and pink spots with dark bands on a white body, along with dorsal fins that have convex rear margins and small teeth, 26 to 35 on the upper jaw and 21 to 32 on the lower. A bottom-dwelling, mostly nocturnal species, it rests on the seafloor propped on its bent pectoral fins and is harmless to humans, which along with its coloration makes it a species sometimes kept in large home aquariums. 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)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Chiloscyllium plagiosum 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 2
Sources
1. Whitespotted bamboo shark (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Quote, System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The whitespotted bamboo shark, scientific name Chiloscyllium plagiosum, is a small carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found on coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to India and common in the coastal waters of Indonesia and its surrounding seas; it is also harvested for food in Madagascar and Taiwan.
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2. Wikipedia: Whitespotted bamboo shark
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept as a pet in larger home aquaria.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
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3. Whitespotted bamboo shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28875 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
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