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Grey bambooshark
Chiloscyllium griseum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Grey bambooshark
- Scientific
- Chiloscyllium griseum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 77 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 100 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- VU · VulnerableVulnerable (VU), assessed 2020
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, slender bamboo shark, light brown to grey with dark saddles in young fish, reaching about 77 cm. It lives on inshore bottoms.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives. Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chiloscyllium-griseum.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:BGSU_grey_bamboo_shark.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.