- Whitespotted bambooshark
Taxobox
name = White-spotted bamboo shark
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = unknown
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Orectolobiformes
familia =Hemiscylliidae
genus = "Chiloscyllium "
species = "C. plagiosum"
range_
range_map_width = 200px
range_map_caption = Range of the white-spotted bamboo shark (in blue)
binomial = "Chiloscyllium plagiosum"
binomial_authority = (Bennett, 1830)The whitespotted bambooshark, "Chiloscyllium plagiosum", is a carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one meter in length cite web|url=http://elasmodiver.com/White%20spotted%20bamboo%20shark.htm|title="white spotted bamboo shark"] This small, mostly nocturnal species is harmless to humans. The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept as a pet in larger home aquariums. It can grow up to 37 in (93 cm) long.cite book |last=Kindersley |first= Dorling |year=2001,2005 |title=Animal |location=New York City |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=0-7894-7764-5]Distribution
These sharks are found in coral reefs of the Pacific. They are common in the coastal areas of
Indonesia and in surrounding waters, but the species' range extends from Japan to India cite web|url=http://www.riverbanks.org/zoo/factsheet/wsbshark.shtml|title="white spotted bamboo shark"]Feeding
These sharks feed at night, preying on small fish and
invertebrate s. They have small teeth that can be used for grasping or crushing prey. Soft prey is grasped when the tips of the teeth sink into the flesh, but the teeth pivot backwards when biting hard prey. This protects the tooth tip and allows the flattened front surface of the teeth to form a continuous plate for crushing crabs. cite web|url=http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/0306/0306_biomechanics.html|title="shark species"] cite web|url=http://advance.uri.edu/pacer/may2004/story10.htm|title="shark species"]Reproduction
Whitespotted bamboo sharks are oviparous (egg laying). The eggs are approximately five inches longcite web|url=http://www.tnaqua.org/Newsroom/OJ_Shark_Species.asp|title="shark species"] and hatch after 14 or 15 weeks. cite web|url=http://www.tnaqua.org/Newsroom/OJ_Shark_Species.asp|title="shark species"] cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/09/0925_020925_virginshark.html|title="shark gives virgin birth"] The young hatch out at approximately 6 inches in length.cite web|url=http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=908&cid=3790&search=|title="pet sharks"] Doug Sweet, curator of fishes at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit reports that in July 2002 a clutch of eggs from a female whitespotted bamboo shark hatched without any apparent fertilizationcite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/09/0925_020925_virginshark.html|title="shark gives virgin birth"] This appears to be the first reported example of parthenogenesis in this species.
Albino Mutations
Three albino whitespotted bamboo sharks have hatched at SeaWorld of Orlandocite web|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/zoo.10068 |title="albino white spotted bamboo shark"]
As Pets
Because of their small size and bottom-dwelling lifestyle, these are one of the more common species of sharks to be kept in home aquariums. They feed and breed readily in captivity.cite web|url=http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/0306/0306_biomechanics.html|title="shark species"] Because of this, they can be purchased from many sourcescite web|url=http://aquaticaonline.net/showproduct.php?productid=3679&pageid=582&storeid=101&siteid=1&cid=0|title="sharks for sale"] cite web|url=http://www.exoticfish.com/results.cfm?cat=0|1977|11|41|0&
title="sharks for sale"] . Adult specimens will require tanks of at least 180 gallons, and preferably more.cite web|url=http://www.wetwebmedia.com/sharkslvgrm.htm|title="FAQs"] Captive specimens may be fed chunks of squid, shrimp, clams, scallops and marine fish, as well as live ghost shrimp. cite web|url=http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=908&cid=3790&search=|title="pet sharks"]ee also
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List of sharks
*Carpet shark References
;General references
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
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