Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

Genus: Chiloscyllium

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Chiloscyllium arabicum
[Arabian carpetshark]

Photo by FAO

Chiloscyllium burmensis
[Burmese bamboo shark]

Photo by FAO

Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
[Bluespotted bambooshark]

Photo by JJPhoto

Chiloscyllium griseum
[Grey bambooshark]

Photo by FAO

Chiloscyllium hasseltii
[Hasselt's bambooshark]

Photo by FAO

Chiloscyllium indicum
[Slender bambooshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Chiloscyllium plagiosum
[Whitespotted bambooshark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Chiloscyllium punctatum
[Brownbanded bambooshark]

8 Species of Family Hemiscylliidae with Genus Chiloscyllium
(Bamboo sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1980	Chiloscyllium arabicum	Arabian carpetshark	Western Indian Ocean	80 TL
1983	Chiloscyllium burmensis	Burmese bamboo shark	Eastern Indian Ocean	57.5 TL
1914	Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum	Bluespotted bambooshark	Western Indian Ocean	67 TL
1838	Chiloscyllium griseum	Grey bambooshark	Indo-West Pacific	77 TL
1852	Chiloscyllium hasseltii	Hasselt's bambooshark	Indo-West Pacific	61 TL
1789	Chiloscyllium indicum	Slender bambooshark	Indo-West Pacific	65 TL
1830	Chiloscyllium plagiosum	Whitespotted bambooshark	Indo-West Pacific	95 TL
1838	Chiloscyllium punctatum	Brownbanded bambooshark	Indo-West Pacific	132 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: OrectolobiformesFamily: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharksGenus: Chiloscyllium(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

Genus: Chiloscyllium

(See list of species below)