Hemiscylliidae
The Hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes bamboo sharks. They are found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Species
bamboo sharks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderOrectolobiformes
- FamilyHemiscylliidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Les Hemiscyllidés ou requins-chabots constituent une famille de requins orectolobiformes. Sommaire 1 Description 1.1 Parthénogenèse 2 Liste sous-taxons 3 Références taxinomiques 4 Notes et références 5 Bibliographie Description Parthénogenèse Le 10 février 2016, la presse britannique a rapporté qu'un requin bambou du Sea Life Centre de Great Yarmouth était enceinte de deux œufs fécondés. On sait que le requin n'avait pas été en contact avec d'autres requins bambous depuis 2013. Bien que la parthénogenèse soit observée chez un petit nombre d'espèces, il s'agit d'une occurrence très rare chez cette espèce[1]. Liste sous-taxons Selon World Register of Marine Species (6 janvier 2014)[2] : genre Chiloscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 Chiloscyllium arabicum Gubanov, 1980 Chiloscyllium burmensis Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983 Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914 Chiloscyllium griseum J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852 Chiloscyllium indicum J. F. Gmelin, 1789 Chiloscyllium plagiosum Anonyme et Bennett, 1830 Chiloscyllium punctatum J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 genre Hemiscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 Hemiscyllium freycineti Quoy &am
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Genera and species
- ''Chiloscyllium''
- ''Hemiscyllium''
- Fossil taxa
- Captivity
- Parthenogenesis
- References
The Hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes bamboo sharks. They are found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.
They are relatively small sharks, with the largest species reaching no more than in adult body length. They have elongated, cylindrical bodies, with short barbels and large spiracles. As their common name suggests, they have unusually long tails, which exceed the length of the rest of their bodies. They are sluggish fish, feeding on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and smaller fish. Bamboo sharks make noises such as popping and sucking when feeding, clicking jaws when handled as a stress signal and hissing by expelling water from their gills.