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The brownbanded bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium punctatum'', is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S, to depths of . Its length is up to . While adults are overall brownish with faint suggestions of bands, the commonly seen juveniles are distinctly barred dark and pale. Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 〔Unknown, . "Chiloscyllium punctatum." International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 April 2010. Its minimum population doubling is 4.5–14 years range.〔Unknown, . "Cat shark – Chiloscyllium punctatum." Aquatic community. N.p., 2008. Web. 27 April 2010. The major threats to these sharks are the loss of their habitat, pollution, and hunting (both for aquarium trade as well as food).〔Unknown, . "Chiloscyllium punctatum." International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 April 2010. Reproduction is oviparous. It is regularly bred in public aquaria, and is arguably the shark most suited to aquaria. ==Features== Concave posterior margined dorsal fin. No color patterns for the adults but the juveniles have dark transverse bands with some dark spots.〔Compagno, Leonard. "Sharks of the world." Shark Research Center Iziko-Museums of Cape Town. NO. 1. Vol 2. Cape Town South Africa: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 2002. Pg 160-195〕 These sharks are nocturnal animals and can survive out of the water for up to 12 hrs. These sharks have barbels, which are sensory organs that look like whiskers. Hence the common name for these sharks is “Cat shark” 〔Unknown, . "Banded Cat Shark (Brownbanded Bamboo Shark)." Animal-World. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 April 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brownbanded bamboo shark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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