Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Chiloscyllium plagiosum, commonly known as the Whitespotted bambooshark, is relatively small (adults usually stay smaller than one meter) bottom shark. As juveniles they are very dark, almost black with countless horizontally and vertically aligned spots and bands are barely visible. As they grow older, they become more brown with light and dark coloured bands with beige spots.

These fish inhabit rock and coral reefs. They feed mainly on small fish and invertebrates living in/on the bottom. They can best be fed with enriched frozen and live meaty foods like all kinds of shrimp, fish and the occasionally mussel, and mysis seems to be a favorite, especially when just hatched.