Scientific Name	Chiloscyllium plagiosum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	條紋狗鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	長尾鬚鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F012　Hemiscylliidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	條紋斑竹鯊
Max Length	95 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	狗沙、沙條、斑竹狗鮫、紅狗鯊(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java Sea, 5°58'S, 106°48'E, Sumatra, Indonesia
Synonyms	Chilloscyllium margaritiferum, Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum, Chiloscyllium griseum, Chiloscyllium hasselti, Chiloscyllium indicum, Chiloscyllium indicum var. magaritifera, Chiloscyllium indicum var. obscura, Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosa, Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosum, Chiloscyllium plagiosum var. interruptum, Chiloscyllium punctatum, Hemiscyllium plagiosum, Scyllium ornatum ...all 15..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001 Chen, W.K., P.C. Chen, K.M. Liu, etc. 2007
Specimen List	ASIZP0054817. ASIZP0057930. ASIZP0060419. ASIZP0062885. ASIZP0062922. ASIZP0063656. ASIZP0070201. ASIZP0078986. ASIZP0900507. ASIZP0901259. FRIP01267. FRIP22424. MTP0124. NMMBP06288. NMMBP06289. NMMBP06338. NMMBP06339. NMMSTP00844. NTMP1354. NTUM00050Paratype. NTUM01594. NTUM01604. NTUM06636. NTUM07735. RUSI30137.
Common Name	White-spotted catshark; White-spotted bambooshark; Whitespotted bambooshark; White-spotted bamboo shark
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body fairly stout. Mouth well in front of eyes. A lateral ridge present on each side of trunk. Dorsal fins usually shorter and more elevated, length of 1st dorsal fin base 3/5~4/5 its distance from 2nd dorsal fin. Dorsals without projecting free rear tips. First dorsal origin over or behind pelvic fin bases. A prominent colour pattern of numerous white spots on a dark brown background, with darker brown or blackish transverse bands.
habitats	This is a common but little-known inshore bottom shark species. Oviparous, with a maximum total length of about 95 cm.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines.
Utility	This species are regularly taken in inshore fisheries in India, Thailand, China, Taiwan, and utilized fro human consumption.