Brownbanded bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
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 9 diving areas across 5 countries and 1 regions.
- Bali, Indonesia - 2 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 1 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 1 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Tioman Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 2 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 5 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 6 records
- Koh Tao, Thailand - 2 records