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title: "Indonesian Bamboo Shark"
description: "Chiloscyllium hasseltii — Peixes. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indonesian-bamboo-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Indonesian Bamboo Shark

> Chiloscyllium hasseltii — Peixes. 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.

- Scientific name: *Chiloscyllium hasseltii*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 10
- Wikidata: [Q28847](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28847)
- iNaturalist taxon: [607457](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/607457)

## Names

- en: Indonesian Bamboo Shark
- de: Indonesischer Bambushai
- es: Chiloscyllium hasselti

## Countries with the most observations

MY (4), TH (3)

## Summary

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 length is up to 60 cm.
Features: Much like C. punctatum, adults usually have no color patterns, but 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasselt%27s_bamboo_shark

## Photo

![Indonesian Bamboo Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indonesian-bamboo-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/607457

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indonesian-bamboo-shark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).