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    Brownbanded bamboo shark

    Brownbanded bamboo shark

    Chiloscyllium punctatum

    Sharks & Rays
    Near Threatened

    The Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) is recorded at 9 diving areas across 5 countries, most often around Southern Islands, Visayas and Bali.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 1 diving region worldwide.

    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    KomodoIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Raja AmpatIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SipadanMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Tioman IslandMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    DumaguetePhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    Southern IslandsSingapore
    Occasionally seen here
    Koh TaoThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderOrectolobiformes
    FamilyHemiscylliidae
    GenusChiloscyllium

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