Hasselt's bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium hasseltii, is a bamboo shark 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 around Thailand

Thailand

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, Malaysia and Indonesia

Indonesia

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, between latitude

Latitude

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s 23° N

23rd parallel north

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 and 10° N

10th parallel north

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, and longitude

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 91° E

91st meridian east

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 and 133° E

133rd meridian east

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; residing inshore. Its length is up to 60 cm.

Features: Much like Chioscyllium punctatum adults usually have not color patterns yet the juveniles have transverse dark bands with black edging.

Reproduction: These sharks are Oviparous. The eggs will attach to benthic marine plants and hatch in December. Their average size at hatching is 94 to 120 mm.