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The whitespotted bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium plagiosum'', is a 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 aquariums. It can grow up to 93 centimetres long.

Similar species: Carpet Sharks
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Oct 30, 2012. Captured Jul 4, 2009 11:23 in 426-898 Brooklyn-Queens Greenway, Brooklyn, NY 11224, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot S5 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/20s
  • ISO800
  • 7.5mm