bluespotted bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Whitespotted Bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) at a Mystic Aquarium Exhibit
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Open encyclopedia reference
The whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is a species of carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one metre in length. 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 centimetres (37 in) long.
Wikipedia contributors, Whitespotted bamboo shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:59:30.727401+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Name authority
- (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Common name
- bluespotted bamboo shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Hemiscylliidae
- Genus
- Chiloscyllium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderOrectolobiformes Compagno, 1973
- familyHemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
- genusChiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
- speciesChiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chiloscyllium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Burmese bamboo sharkChiloscyllium burmense Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983 | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914 | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian bamboo sharkChiloscyllium arabicum Gubanov, 1980 | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852 | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackbanded bamboo sharkChiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838 | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| catsharkChiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) | HemiscylliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | synonym |
| Chiloscyllium plagiosum var. interruptum Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Scyllium plagiosum var. interruptum (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosa (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | synonym |
| Hemiscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | synonym |
| Chiloscyllium indicum var. obscura Günther, 1870 Günther, 1870 | synonym |
| Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosa (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | synonym |
| Scyllium ornatum Gray, 1830 Gray, 1830 | synonym |
| Scyllium plagiosum Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | synonym |
| Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277832 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y4DD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.