Bluespotted bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: NT - Near Threatened - close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 13 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 4 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 3 records
- Palawan, Philippines - 1 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 9 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 3 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 1 records