Observation on a deformed specimen of grey bamboo shark Chiloscyllium griseum, Muller & Henle, 1838 from the Arabian Sea off Karwar, Karnataka

The grey bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium griseum is a common inshore shark species that occurs from 5 to 80 m depths along the east and west coasts of India. It is one of the common species in incidental capture in trawl nets used for catching crustaceans and cephalopods and does not have commercial importance. This species feeds on invertebrates and fishes