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Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838

Grey bambooshark
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Grey catshark
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: In Ref. 247, 6993, 13575, 43278, 93009.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A., S. Fowler and M. Dando, 2021
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-chabot gris, Bamboa gris, 灰斑竹鲨, ... 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);  griseum: Medieval Latin for gray, referring to light-gray coloration in spirits (usually light-brown in life). (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 106604).   Tropical; 34°N - 10°S, 60°E - 150°E

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