These sharks are carnivores that should be fed 2–3 times a week; some of their diet includes fresh shrimp, scallop, squid, and marine fishes.

Two things to be aware of when feeding the shark: one is to make sure that the meals are bite sized or else it will throw it back up and the second is sometimes juveniles are difficult to get to eat so adding a flavor enhances their interest .

[6] In 2018, a group led by Shigehiro Kuraku published a draft assembly of the genome sequence of the brown-banded bamboo shark in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

[10] The major threats to these sharks are the loss of their habitat, pollution, and capture (both for aquarium trade as well as food).

[1] The main protagonist of the 2012 Malaysian animated feature film SeeFood is a talking, sentient young brownbanded bamboo shark named Pup, whose ability to breathe on land plays a major role in the plot.