Brownbanded bamboo shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brownbanded bamboo shark lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chiloscyllium punctatum
Group	Sharks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Orectolobiformes
Family	Hemiscylliidae

Where does the brownbanded bamboo shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brownbanded bamboo shark in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the brownbanded bamboo shark endangered?

The brownbanded bamboo shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brownbanded bamboo shark?

The brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Orectolobiformes and the family Hemiscylliidae, genus Chiloscyllium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brownbanded bamboo shark

The brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum), is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae that can be found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S. It is regularly bred in public aquaria, and is arguably one of the sharks most suited to captivity due to its docile disposition, sedentary nature, and relatively small size. In public aquariums, these fish can live up to 25 years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brownbanded bamboo shark (revision 1366344823), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q29227 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).