Page 110 - (DK) Super Shark Encyclopedia: And Other Creatures of the Deep

TIDEPOOL

CRAWLER

BROWN-BANDED

BAMBOO SHARK

Being a small shark has its advantages. The slim-
bodied bamboo shark has no trouble living in shallow
pools around tropical coastlines, where it can get plenty
of food by reaching between rocks for prey. It is so at
home that it is not even bothered by the tides. Other fish
must scurry into deeper water when the tide goes out,
but the bamboo shark is happy to find a moist spot and
wait for the water to return.

AT A GLANCE

• SIZE 3–4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) long • LOCATION Coastlines of northern

• HABITAT Coral reefs and Indian Ocean and western Pacific,
including India, Philippines, Japan,
tidal pools and Australia

• DIET Small bottom-living fish,
Bands hardly visible worms, and crabs
on adult shark

STATS AND FACTS

WALKING SPEED
In shallow pools,
mph 0.3 0.6 bamboo sharks can use
their strong pectoral fins
km/h 0.5 1 for “walking” over rocks,
0.4 mph sometimes emerging
(0.6 km/h) est.
from the water.
DEPTH
ft 100 200 300
MAX. TIME OUT OF WATER
m 25 50 75 100
0–278 ft (0–85 m) 12
HOURS

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