Brownbanded Bamboo Shark (species: Chiloscyllium punctatum) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chiloscyllium punctatum
Brownbanded Bamboo Shark


©Zul Rosle: Grey Carpetshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)

©Bill Bell and Mark Bell: Brownbanded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)

©Steve Childs: Juvenile Brownbanded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Orectolobiformes
Family Hemiscylliidae
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species Chiloscyllium punctatum
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 104 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • Up to 85 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

These sharks live around coral reefs and tide pools. (Wikipedia)

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