ODDBALL OF THE WEEK

SALTWATER ODDBALL

NAME: Bamboo Shark

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chiloscyllium punctatum

COMMON NAMES: Longtail carpet shark

RANGE: Indo-West Pacific

TEMPERMENT: Agressive

SIZE: 30-40 inches

DIET: crabs, polychaete worms, shrimps, and small fish

REEF SAFE: No

FUN FACT:

Bamboo shark in store 5/26/19

FRESHWATER ODDBALL

NAME: Baby Whale

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brienomyrus brachyistius

COMMON NAMES:

RANGE: West Africa

TEMPERMENT:

SIZE: 7-8 inches

DIET: Carnivore

FUN FACT: Has a weak electrical organ that it uses to find its way around the murky waters of it’s natural habitat and to communicate with each other.