Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum, Bluespotted bambooshark : fisheries

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Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914

Bluespotted bambooshark
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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);  caeruleopunctatum: caeruleus (L.), sky-blue; punctatus (L.), spotted, referring to color pattern of light-blue spots on a gray-brown background. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Pellegrin.

Issue
Questionably a synonym of Chiloscyllium plagiosum in Compagno 2001 (Ref. 43278).

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

Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 10°S - 26°S

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Western Indian Ocean: confined to Madagascar. Previously synonymized with Chiloscyllium plagiosum but after comparisons have been made, this species was tentatively recognized as valid. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Light brown dorsally, paler ventrally, with blue-white spots (Ref. 391).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00181 - 0.00918), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 26.1 [4.7, 126.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.676 [0.176, 2.042] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.205 [0.087, 0.464] g/100g; Selenium = 18.8 [6.0, 60.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.3 [3.8, 53.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.784 [0.378, 1.462] mg/100g (wet weight);