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    Bluespotted bamboo shark

    Bluespotted bamboo shark

    Chiloscyllium plagiosum

    Sharks & Rays
    Near Threatened

    The Bluespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is recorded at 7 diving areas across 5 countries, most often around Cocos Island, Tubbataha Reef and Bali.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 2 diving regions worldwide.

    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Occasionally seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SipadanMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    PalawanPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Southern IslandsSingapore
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderOrectolobiformes
    FamilyHemiscylliidae
    GenusChiloscyllium

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