
FIS010-00016
Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. This animal was leucistic and nearly white in color. This pigmentation is caused by a recessive gene.
Keywords
- bamboo shark
- black background
- captivity
- carpet shark
- Chiloscyllium plagiosum
- Close-up
- Fish
- front view
- Henry Doorly Zoo
- Nebraska
- Omaha
- Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
- Photo Ark
- Shark
- studio shot
- three quarters length
- Whitespotted bamboo shark
- whitespotted bamboo sharks
- Zoo
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