VU — Vulnerable

Chiloscyllium griseum

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

ORECTOLOBIFORMES

Family

HEMISCYLLIIDAE

Genus

Chiloscyllium

Chiloscyllium griseum belongs to the family HEMISCYLLIIDAE, order ORECTOLOBIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Rocky areasMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery

Compliance and enforcement

06 — Range

Found in 20 Countries

Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iraq Kuwait Malaysia Myanmar (Burma)Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Switzerland Taiwan Thailand United Arab Emirates Vietnam

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Chiloscyllium griseum (Chiloscyllium griseum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/grey-bamboo-shark

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