The grey bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium griseum, is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of carpet shark

Carpet shark

The carpet sharks are an order, Orectolobiformes, of sharks, so called because many members have ornate patterns reminiscent of carpets....

 in the family

Family (biology)

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 Hemiscylliidae

Hemiscylliidae

Hemiscylliidae is a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks or bamboo sharks. They are found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific....

, found in the Indo-West Pacific

Indo-West Pacific

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 Oceans from the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

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 to Pakistan

Pakistan

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, India

India

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, Malaysia, Thailand

Thailand

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, Indonesia

Indonesia

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, China

China

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, Japan

Japan

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, the Philippines

Philippines

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, and Papua New Guinea

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, between latitude

Latitude

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s 34° N

34th parallel north

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 and 10° S

10th parallel south

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, and longitude

Longitude

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 60° E

60th meridian east

The meridian 60° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....

 and 150° E

150th meridian east

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. Its length is up to 74 cm.

Features: Adults are brown and have no coloration but the juveniles have transverse dark bands.

Reproduction is Oviparous (egg laying).

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List