Whitespotted bamboo shark
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| phylum | Chordata | 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 aquaria. It can grow up to 93 centimetres (37 in) long.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Orectolobiformes | |
| family | Hemiscylliidae | |
| genus | Chiloscyllium | |
| species | C. plagiosum |
