




chiloscyllium plagiosum
The Whitespotted Bamboo Shark is a unique and friendly-looking fish with beautiful white spots! It loves to hide among the corals and explore its underwater home.
Lebensraum: Warm shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific, often near coral reefs.
The Whitespotted Bamboo Shark has a slender body, typically brown or grey, covered in numerous small white spots. It often displays darker bands across its back, which fade with age. Its flattened head and barbels near its mouth give it a distinct bottom-dwelling appearance.





Kategorie
FischeSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Its egg cases, called 'mermaid's purses', look like tiny, rectangular leathery pouches!
These sharks have tiny teeth, perfect for crunching on small crabs and worms!
They are nocturnal hunters, coming out at night to search for their hidden prey!
Wow, it can survive a short time out of water if trapped in a shallow tide pool!
Whitespotted Bamboo Shark has a spotted pattern that helps them blend perfectly with coral reefs and rocky seabeds.
Whitespotted Bamboo Shark can 'walk' on its pectoral and pelvic fins, moving slowly across the ocean floor to find food.
Whitespotted Bamboo Shark can pump water over its gills while still, allowing it to rest without constantly swimming.
This shark loves to munch on small critters found hiding in the sand and rocks.
Portunus pelagicus
A primary food source.
Penaeus monodon
Often found in their benthic habitat.
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Smaller sharks are prey for larger reef sharks.
Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus tierischem Gewebe besteht.
Marine Lebensräume umfassen alle Salzwasserumgebungen der Ozeane der Erde und beherbergen eine immense Vielfalt an Wasserlebewesen.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.
70-104 cm
1-5 kg
15-25 Jahre
This shark loves to munch on small critters found hiding in the sand and rocks.
3 km/h
Warm shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific, often near coral reefs.
Foraging
100 m
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.