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Scientific Name: Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
English Name: Shortfin mako
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Fishbase (Randall JE)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Description:
Usually, snout is acutely pointed. Pectoral fins are considerably shorter than head, relatively narrow-tipped in young and acutely pointed in adults. 24–26 teeth are present on upper jaw and 24–29 on lower jaw. Cusps of upper and lower anterior teeth flexed with tips reversed. Dorso-lateral coloration brilliant blue or purplish in life, white below underside of snout and mouth in adults.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Pelagic in oceanic and coastal waters,
usually near the surface. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Haque AB, Hasan SJ, Hossain N, Khan S, Rahman S, Karim E (2023) Elasmobranch Fishery in Bangladesh (ed. Yahia Mahmud), Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, 144 p.
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