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The whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is a species of carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one metre in lgth.

This small, mostly nocturnal species is harmless to humans. The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept as a pet in larger home aquaria. It can grow up to 93 ctimetres (37 in) long.

Dorsal fins with convex posterior margins. Color pattern of purple and pink spots, with dark bands and a white body. The coloration is unique in this family making it very simple for idtification.

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The teeth of bamboo sharks are not strongly differtiated. Each tooth has a medial cusp and weak labial root lobes with 26–35 teeth on the upper jaw and 21–32 teeth on the lower jaw.

Bamboo Sharks commonly rest on the bottom of their habitat with their head and trunk propped up by resting on their bt and depressed pectoral fins.

Whitespotted bamboo sharks have a very distinct dorsal fin that can alter or effect where they choose to live, as well as their mobility methods.

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These sharks are found on coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean. They are common in the coastal areas of Indonesia and surrounding waters, but the species' range extds from Japan to India.

These sharks feed at night, preying on small fish and invertebrates. They have small teeth that can be used for grasping or crushing prey. Soft prey is grasped wh the tips of the teeth sink into the flesh, but the teeth pivot backwards wh biting hard prey. This protects the tooth tip and allows the flatted front surface of the teeth to form a continuous plate for crushing crabs.

Juvile sharks need a higher intake of carbon than adults sharks, especially during the wet seasons. White spotted bamboo sharks have an advantage in finding carbon sources because they are bthic predators (meaning they prey on fish near the sea-bottom), as opposed to pelagic sharks like the spadose shark. That, combined with the fact that these species of sharks have, like most sharks, electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorzini) along their snout to help them locate prey that is buried in the sand and mud, makes them very efficit users of detrital carbon resources.

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Doug Sweet, curator of fishes at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit reported that in July 2002 a clutch of eggs from a female whitespotted bamboo shark hatched without any appart fertilization.

A female Chiloscyllium plagiosum that had no contact with a male for 6 years, laid eggs which hatched 3 young at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan. There are many theories for this incidt but none are confirmed. The species have be found and collected at Ternate Island and Halmahera Island, Indonesia and gerally the palearctic region in Asia. Among these theories, the three most likely would be that the female contains both the male and the female reproductive organs; the female has the ability to store sperm for that long; and lastly that the female has somehow stimulated the eggs without sperm, process called parthogesis.

Albinism is a very rare occurrce for sharks, and has only occurred on a few occasions. There is no exact statistic, but it is estimated that 1 in 10, 000 of this species are born albino. Three albino whitespotted bamboo sharks have hatched at SeaWorld of Orlando.

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Downtown Aquarium in Dver Colorado has had annual hatchings of albino whitespotted bamboo sharks since 2007 and they currtly have some displayed on exhibit.

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.

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Doug Sweet, curator of fishes at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit reported that in July 2002 a clutch of eggs from a female whitespotted bamboo shark hatched without any appart fertilization.

A female Chiloscyllium plagiosum that had no contact with a male for 6 years, laid eggs which hatched 3 young at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan. There are many theories for this incidt but none are confirmed. The species have be found and collected at Ternate Island and Halmahera Island, Indonesia and gerally the palearctic region in Asia. Among these theories, the three most likely would be that the female contains both the male and the female reproductive organs; the female has the ability to store sperm for that long; and lastly that the female has somehow stimulated the eggs without sperm, process called parthogesis.

Albinism is a very rare occurrce for sharks, and has only occurred on a few occasions. There is no exact statistic, but it is estimated that 1 in 10, 000 of this species are born albino. Three albino whitespotted bamboo sharks have hatched at SeaWorld of Orlando.

A Brownbanded Bamboo Shark In Manta Acrylic Print By Alessandro Cere

Downtown Aquarium in Dver Colorado has had annual hatchings of albino whitespotted bamboo sharks since 2007 and they currtly have some displayed on exhibit.

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.

Web of Scice [v.5.15] - All Databases Full Record. Web of Scice [v.5.15] - All Databases Full Record. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.

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