Scientific Name	Chiloscyllium punctatum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Müller & Henle, 1838	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	點紋狗鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	長尾鬚鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F012　Hemiscylliidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	點紋斑竹鯊
Max Length	104 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	狗沙、沙條、狗鮫、狗鯊(澎湖)、白狗鯊(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Chiloscyllium griseum, Chiloscyllium hasselti, Chiloscyllium indicum, Chiloscyllium margaritiferum, Chiloscyllium plagiosum, Chyloscyllium punctatum, Hemiscyllium punctatum, Hemiscyllium punctaturn, Scyliorhinus russellianus, Scyllium punctatum, Squalus russellianus
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	ASIZP0057927. FRIP00241. FRIP20541.
Common Name	Spotted catshark; Brown spotted cat shark; Brown-banded bamboo shark; Brown-spotted catshark; Brownbanded bambooshark; Brown-banded catshark; Grey carpet shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Lower Risk/near threatened(NT)  2003-04-30
Characteristic	Body elongated, tail moderately slender and compressed. Mouth well in front of eyes. Snout rounded anteriorly. No lateral ridge on trunk. Dorsal fins large and angular, somewhat larger than pelvic fins. Two dorsal fin with projecting free rear tips. Interdorsal space fairly short, slightly greater than 1st dorsal fin base. First dorsal origin over anterior halves of pelvic bases. Anal fin origin somewhat behind free rear tip of 1st dorsal fin. Colour light brown in adults, usually without a colour pattern, but young with dark transverse spots and usually a scattering of small blackish spots.
habitats	This is a common inshore bottom shark usually found on coral reefs. Oviparous, with a maximum total length of about 104 cm.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific including India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Australia.
Utility	This species are regularly taken in inshore fisheries in Indian and Thailand, and utilized for human consumption.