Monday, August 13, 2012

Chiloscyllium Punctatum


Brownbanded Bamboo shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Hemiscylliidae
Genus:Chiloscyllium
Species:C. punctatum
Binomial name
Chiloscyllium punctatum
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
This small shark is commonly found on inshore coral reefs and is also often found in tide pools where it can survive for a long time out of the water.

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