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Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)

Slender bambooshark
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Maldives country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Needs further confirmation.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A., S. Fowler and M. Dando, 2021
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Common names from other countries

Requin-chabot élégant, Bamboa elegante, قرش-قدّ أنيق, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Etymology: Chiloscyllium: cheilos (Gr.), lip, referring to membranous and broad lower lip, presumably of C. plagiosum (proposed without a species); skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish);  indicum: -icus (Gr.), belonging to: Indian Ocean, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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