Burmese bamboo shark
The Burmese bambooshark ( Chiloscyllium burmensis ) is a shark from the family of bamboo sharks ( Hemiscylliidae ). Scientifically this species is only known because of a single male animal.
Features
The hitherto only known individual of the Burmese bamboo sharks is a 57 centimeter long male. The body and tail is slender as in other species of the genus, it has no bars on the sides of the body. The body is unmarked and the fins have a dark grid pattern, the coloring of the young animals is unknown.
The mouth is like the other species of the genus well ahead of the very small for the genus eyes. Both the two dorsal fins as well as the anal fin set far back on the body. The first dorsal fin relies above the pelvic fins or directly behind this and the beginning of the anal fin is located far behind the end of the second dorsal fin. The trailing edge of the dorsal fin is straight or slightly convex.
Distribution and habitat
The hitherto only known individual was caught in the northeastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Burma. The habitat of the species is unknown, it is believed that the way offshore, for example, lives in the river delta of the Irrawaddy.
Way of life
Over the life of the Burmese Bambushais No data are available. He is as likely as any other species of the genus oviparous ( oviparous ) and feeds like these especially of small invertebrates of the seabed.
Relation to man
The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), the type corresponding to the unknown of life and the lack of information on reproduction as a species with insufficient data base ( "Data deficient" ) in the Red List of Threatened Species.