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Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838

Brownbanded bambooshark
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Importance: commercial | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in coastal waters (Ref. 45255); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Ref. 118627). Regularly taken and utilized for human consumption (Ref. 247). Also Ref. 6871, 13575, 43278.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-chabot bambou, Bamboa estriada, قِرش-قُدّ خيزُران, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Etymology: Chiloscyllium: cheilos (Gr.), lip, referring to membranous and broad lower lip, presumably of C. plagiosum (proposed without a species); skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  punctatum: Latin for spotted, referring to scattering of small blackish spots on young specimens. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 85 m (Ref. 43278).   Tropical; 34°N - 26°S, 78°E - 155°E

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