''Chiloscyllium'' is a genus of sharks in the family

Hemiscylliidae The Hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes as bamboo sharks. They are found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific. They are relatively small sharks, ...

. This genus is distinguished by a relatively long snout with subterminal

nostril A nostril (or naris , plural ''nares'' ) is either of the two orifices of the nose. They enable the entry and exit of air and other gasses through the nasal cavities. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called t ...

s. The eyes and supraorbital ridges are hardly elevated. The mouth is closer to the eyes than to the tip of the snout, with lower labial folds usually connected across the chin by a flap of skin. The

pectoral Pectoral may refer to: * The chest region and anything relating to it. * Pectoral cross, a cross worn on the chest * a decorative, usually jeweled version of a gorget * Pectoral (Ancient Egypt), a type of jewelry worn in ancient Egypt * Pectoralis ...

and

pelvic fin Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral surface of fish. The paired pelvic fins are homologous to the hindlimbs of tetrapods. Structure and function Structure In actinopterygians, the pelvic fin consists of two e ...

s are thin and not very muscular. No black hood on the head or large black spot on the side is present (though juveniles often are strongly marked with dark spots/bars). * ''

Chiloscyllium arabicum The Arabian carpetshark (''Chiloscyllium arabicum'') is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, inhabiting coral reefs and other shallow coastal habitats from the Persian Gulf to India. Reaching long, this shark is characterized ...

Gubanov Gubanov (russian: Губанов, from ''губа'' meaning ''lip'') is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Gubanova. It may refer to * Anastasia Vitalyevna Gubanova (born 2002), Russian singles figure skater * Anastasia Andreye ...

, 1980 (Arabian carpetshark) * ''

Chiloscyllium burmensis The Burmese bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium burmensis'', is an extremely rare bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. The first specimen was caught 1963 off the coast from Rangoon in Burma in a depth of 29 – 33 m. This holotype is an adu ...

'' Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983 (Burmese bamboo shark) * ''

Chiloscyllium griseum The grey bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium griseum'', is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philip ...

'' J. P. Müller &

Henle Henle can refer to: *Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist (1809–1885) ** Loop of Henle in the kidney, named after Henle *Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square form ...

, 1838 (grey bamboo shark) * ''

Chiloscyllium hasselti Hasselt's bamboo shark (''Chiloscyllium hasseltii'') is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, between latitudes 23° N and 10° S, and longitude 91° E and 133° E; residing inshore. Its l ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Chiloscyllium indicum The slender bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium indicum'', is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. It is harmless to humans. Desc ...

'' ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (slender bamboo shark) * ''

Chiloscyllium plagiosum 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 ...

'' (Anonymous, referred to

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, 1830) (white-spotted bamboo shark) * ''

Chiloscyllium punctatum The brownbanded bamboo shark (''Chiloscyllium punctatum''), is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae that can be found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S. It is regularly bred i ...

'' J. P. Müller &

, 1838 (brown-banded bamboo shark)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q140369 Shark genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle