Hasselt's bamboo shark

Hasselt's bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii) is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, between latitudes 23° N and 10° S, and longitude 91° E and 133° E; residing inshore. Its length is up to 60 cm.

Hasselt's bamboo shark
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Hemiscylliidae
Genus:	Chiloscyllium
Species:	C. hasseltii
Binomial name
Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852

Features: Much like C. punctatum, adults usually have no color patterns, but the juveniles have transverse dark bands with black edging.^[2]

Reproduction: These sharks are oviparous. The eggs will attach to benthic marine plants and hatch in December. Their average size at hatching is 94 to 120 mm.^[2]

See also

• Sharks portal

• List of sharks
• Carpet shark