Black Banded Bamboo Shark

Facts about Black Banded Bamboo Shark, "Scientific name for Black Banded Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium punctatum". Black Banded Bamboo Shark is a variety of shark fish that comes from the Hemiscylliidae family. The Black Banded Bamboo Shark varieties are native to Sumatra and Indonesia, and they are largely found in the Indo-West Pacific, ranging from Japan to the northern parts of Australia, in the depths of 279 feet (85 meters). The chief threats to the Black Banded Bamboo Sharks are the loss of their home, contamination, and hunting both for food as well as for the aquarium trade. The Black Banded Bamboo Shark breed is often developed in public aquarium, and is perhaps the most suitable aquarium shark. When kept in an aquarium, the Black Banded Bamboo Shark breeds prefer a tank with a minimum capacity of 360 gallons (1362 liters), with the temperature of the water, ranging from 72 degree Fahrenheit to 78 degree Fahrenheit, with the water pH levels between 8.1 and 8.4.

Features of Black Banded Bamboo Shark

When matured, the violent Black banded Bamboo Shark breed is capable of attaining a maximum body length of 41 inches (104 cm). The male Black Banded Bamboo Shark breeds have an overall black-colored body, with wide white lines and with pale suggestions of bands. The male Black Banded Bamboo Shark breeds have bowl-shaped posterior bordered dorsal fin without color patterns, whereas the juvenile sharks have shady sloping bands with a few dark spots. The normally seen juveniles are noticeably barred, pale and dark. The Black Banded Bamboo Shark breed of shark is recognized as a Cat Shark since the sensory barbells at its mouth give the impression of cat whiskers.

The Black Banded Bamboo Shark breed is also called as the Banded Bamboo Shark. They have big, muted black-colored spots between the lines when the shark gets bigger. The Black Banded Bamboo Shark breed is a bottom lodging fish, which is widespread in the home aquarium. It stays comparatively small, but needs sand as the substrate because the abdomen of the shark is easily injured through a coarser substrate that may lead to a disease.

Diet of Black Banded Bamboo Shark

Black banded Bamboo Shark breeds are carnivores, and in the aquarium, they are fed with fresh scallop, shrimp, squid, and sea fish. Together with the food, these shark breeds are fed with a few iodine supplements to keep them healthy.

The average lifespan of the Black banded Bamboo Shark breed ranges from 5 years to 12 years.