White-spotted Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Sharks and rays
The whitespotted bamboo shark is a species of 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.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium