Color pattern of purple and pink spots, with dark bands and a white body.

[4] The coloration, as noted by marine biologist Ruthie Delaney, is unique in this family, making it very simple for identification.

[6] Whitespotted bamboo sharks have a very distinct dorsal fin that can alter or effect where they choose to live, as well as their mobility methods.

They are common in the coastal areas of Indonesia and surrounding waters, but the species' range extends from Japan to India.

This protects the tooth tip and allows the flattened front surface of the teeth to form a continuous plate for crushing crabs.

[15] Doug Sweet, curator of fishes at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit reported that in July 2002 a clutch of eggs from a female whitespotted bamboo shark hatched without any apparent fertilization.

A female Chiloscyllium plagiosum that had no contact with a male for 6 years, laid eggs which hatched 3 young at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan.

[18] Downtown Aquarium in Denver Colorado has had annual hatchings of albino whitespotted bamboo sharks since 2007 and they currently have some displayed on exhibit.

Because of their small size and bottom-dwelling lifestyle, these are one of the more common species of sharks to be kept in home aquariums.