Bluespotted bamboo shark
(Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
Description
The whitespotted bamboo shark,Chiloscyllium plagiosum,is a carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one metre in length This small,mostly nocturnal species is harmless to humans.The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept as a pet in larger home aquaria.It can grow up to 93 centimetres (37 in) long.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Hemiscylliidae
Genus:Chiloscyllium
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