David Fleetham / Tiny Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) formed inside egg casing, Philippines.

Jeff Rotman / Nostril and mouth parts of Bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) Perth, Australia, Indian Ocean

David Hall / Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) juvenile on sea floor. Pantar Island, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Brown banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) rests on a pristine coral reef, near Alor, Indonesia.

David Perpinan / Anesthesia of a captive bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) Small repro only

David Fleetham / Bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum), Philippines.

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) working his way into a crevice to approach female to mate. The males two claspers (the organs used for inseminating the female shark) are clearly vi...

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) male initiates the courtship process by biting and holding on to the female shark, Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) empty egg sacs - the appearance of these empty eggs sacs seems to coincide with heightened male shark activity, with ensuing courtship and copulatio...

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) male initiates the courtship process by biting and holding on to the female shark, Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) pair mating with the male above, insertion of right clasper clearly visible. Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan

Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) pair mating with the male above, insertion of right clasper clearly visible. Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan