Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
Brown-spotted Cat Shark, Brown-banded Catshark
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Chiloscyllium punctatumPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David BroughLatest Reader Comment - See More
How can you tell the sex of a bamboo cat shark? elsie
The Bamboo Shark is also called the Brown-spotted Cat Shark or Brown-banded Catshark. Juveniles like the one pictured here have the bands and occasionlly spots. The adult Bamboo Shark are often plain gray or brownish in color.
This is one shark that is successfully kept, but needs a large aquarium for room to swim in and excellent filtration! These are among the smallest of sharks at about 40 inches. Adults of the Bamboo Shark, Brown-spotted Cat Shark, or Brown-banded Catshark can be kept reasonably well in a 150 gallon or larger aquarium.
For more Information on keeping marine fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium
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Survival of the Stillest: Predator Avoidance in Embryonic Bamboo Sharks Report Broken Video Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) This video was incredible! It shows the birth of a Bamboo Shark, the juvenile stage then the adult coloration. What was very interesting is how the Bamboo Shark, while still in it's egg will react when a predator is near! The Bamboo Shark, while needing a large tank, is a great pet. Please do not think you can make this a freshwater fish, since this will slowly kill it over time. Let's keep are cool Bamboo Sharks alive and well, since we are the ones that bought it, we need to be the ones to care for it properly. |
The Bamboo Shark, Brown-spotted Cat Shark, or Brown-banded Catshark gets too large for most aquariums but is otherwise easy to keep.
Feed all kinds of large meaty foods like small pieces of fish, squid, shrimp, and live goldfish. Best to feed small amounts several times a day.
Habitat: Natural geographic location:
Bamboo Shark, Brown-spotted Cat Shark, or Brown-banded Catshark are found in the Indo-Pacific region, specifically, the east coast of the Indian Peninsula to northern Australia and north as far as Japan..
See 'maintenance' above.
Gets along with other fish as long as they are large enough not to be thought of as food!
The medial edges of the male's pelvic fins are modified to form claspers. The claspers are tubelike organs designed to deliver sperm into the female's reproductive tract. As the males grow older the claspers become more pronounced. The females do not have these.
Light: Recommended light levels:
No special requirements.
Egglayer, sometimes shark eggs are available for sale. More information on breeding can be found here: Banded Cat Shark.
Banded Catshark (Adult) Photo Courtesy: Callie Mathews
No special requirements.
Bamboo Shark, Brown-spotted Cat Shark, or Brown-banded Catshark adults can grow to 104 cm ( 40 inches).
A minimum 175 gallon aquarium is recommended.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
No special requirements.
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
Usually found resting on the bottom.
This fish is available from time to time.
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