title: Slender bamboo shark
text: # Slender bamboo shark
  
  The slender bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. It is harmless to humans.
  
  ## Description
  
  The mouth is located in front of the eyes. It has an elongated slender precaudal tail. The body is brownish with a number of dark spots and dashes. Its dorsal fins are round, the same size, and smaller than the pelvic fin. It can grow to a maximum length of 65 centimetres (26 in).
  
  ## Habitat
  
  This species is an inshore bottom dweller. It can be found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters. It probably feeds on small bottom dwelling invertebrates.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  These sharks are oviparous (egg laying).
  
  