| Family: |
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks) |
| Max. size: |
68.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 5 - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished by its colour pattern, generally brown with numerous clusters of mainly 2-3 dark polygonal spots; widely scattered white spots in the matrix between dark clusters; less than 10 large dark spots on the interorbital/snout region; a pair of large dark marks on the ventral surface of the head; a fragmented post-cephalic mark consisting of a large U-shaped dark spot with a more or less continuous white margin on the lower half, followed by a vertical row of 3, smaller clusters of 2-3 polygonal dark marks (Ref. 94061). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 04 May 2020 (B2ab(ii,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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