WoRMS taxon details
Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
367212 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367212)
accepted
Species
Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781) · unaccepted
Chiloscyllium indicum phymatodes Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Chiloscyllium tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Chilosycylum indicum (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chyloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941 · unaccepted
Scyliorhinus dentatus (Blainville, 1816) · unaccepted
Scyliorhinus tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Scyliorhinus variegatus (Blainville, 1816) · unaccepted
Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781 · unaccepted
Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816 · unaccepted
Squalus denticulatus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted
Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Squalus variegatus Blainville, 1816 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
- Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
- Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosa (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) accepted as Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
- Variety Chiloscyllium indicum var. plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830) accepted as Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. [details]
Holotype BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit East Indian Ocean
Holotype BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit East Indian Ocean [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367212 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit East Indian Ocean [details]
Syntype (of Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) BMNH 1845.7.3.143, geounit South Africa [details]
Syntype (of Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit Indian Ocean [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Burmese | nga man ing-myong | [details] |
| Chinese | kau kang sha | [details] |
| English | slender bamboo sharkridgebacked bamboo sharkridgeback catsharkridge back sharknurse sharkcatshark | [details] |
| French | requin-chabot élégant | [details] |
| Japanese | tenjikuzame | [details] |
| Malay (individual language) | yu tokeleyu bodohyu belangkasikan tjutjot tekehikan tjutjot kumbang | [details] |
| Malayalam | ettee | [details] |
| Marathi | balavala | [details] |
| Southern Balochi | poos hee | [details] |
| Spanish | bamboa elegante | [details] |
| Tamil | sorungun sorrahkarikkan schura | [details] |
| Telugu | ra sorrahbokee sorrah | [details] |
| Thai | chalarm hinchalarm gope | [details] |
| Vietnamese | ca nhamca cheo beoca cha beo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiloscyllium indicum)
To FishBase (from synonym Chilosycylum indicum (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Chyloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus variegatus Blainville, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus denticulatus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781))
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus dentatus (Blainville, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus variegatus (Blainville, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemiscyllium colax RAD109803-001) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemiscyllium colax RAD109803-001) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiloscyllium indicum)
To FishBase (from synonym Chilosycylum indicum (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Chyloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium indicum var. phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus variegatus Blainville, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus denticulatus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781))
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium phymatodes Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus gronovianus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus dentatus Blainville, 1816)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus tuberculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus dentatus (Blainville, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus tuberculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scyliorhinus variegatus (Blainville, 1816))
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus caudatus Gronow, 1854)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Squalus indicus Gmelin, 1789)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen, 1781))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemiscyllium colax RAD109803-001) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemiscyllium colax RAD109803-001) (from synonym Hemiscyllium colax Fowler, 1941)
To ITIS
