Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

(See list of species below)

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17 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]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Hemiscyllium freycineti
[Indonesia speckled carpetshark]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Hemiscyllium galei
[Cenderwasih Epaulette shark]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Hemiscyllium hallstromi
[Papuan epaulette shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Hemiscyllium halmahera
[Halmahera Epaulette Shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Hemiscyllium henryi
[Triton Epaulette shark]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 69.5 cm SL

Hemiscyllium michaeli
[Leopard Epaulette shark]

Photo by FAO

Hemiscyllium ocellatum
[Epaulette shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Hemiscyllium strahani
[Hooded carpetshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Hemiscyllium trispeculare
[Speckled carpetshark]

17 Species of Family Hemiscylliidae
(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
1824	Hemiscyllium freycineti	Indonesia speckled carpetshark	Western Pacific	72 TL
2008	Hemiscyllium galei	Cenderwasih Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	56.8 TL
1967	Hemiscyllium hallstromi	Papuan epaulette shark	Western Pacific	77 TL
2013	Hemiscyllium halmahera	Halmahera Epaulette Shark	Western Pacific	68.1 TL
2008	Hemiscyllium henryi	Triton Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	81.5 TL
2010	Hemiscyllium michaeli	Leopard Epaulette shark	Pacific Ocean	69.5 SL
1788	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Epaulette shark	Western Pacific	107 TL
1967	Hemiscyllium strahani	Hooded carpetshark	Western Pacific	80 TL
1843	Hemiscyllium trispeculare	Speckled carpetshark	Western Pacific	79 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks(See list of species below)

Family: Hemiscylliidae Bamboo sharks

(See list of species below)