Chiloscyllium burmense Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983
Burmese bamboo shark
photo by FAO

Family:  Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Max. size:  57.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 29 - 33 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: off Rangoon, Burma [=Myanmar].
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds on small bony fishes (Ref. 43278). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 28 May 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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