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Scientific Name: Mobula kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
English Name: Shortfin devil ray
Local/Bangla Name: Pakura shing Chowain (পাকুড়া শিং চোয়াইন), Deo mach (ডিও মাছ)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Mobulidae
Description:
Anterior margin of pectoral fins straight or slightly convex; mouth subterminal; spiracles very small, subcircular and ventral to the plane of the pectoral fins; denticles mostly absent; tail whip-like and long, greater than disc width in embryos and juveniles, shorter than disc width in adults; caudal spine absent. Body colour greyish brown above; dorsal fin plain or
with a white tip; ventral surface mostly white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Pelagic, mainly in coastal waters.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Roy, B.J, NK. Singha, M.G. Rhaman, and A.H.M.H. Ali, 2015. Status and recorded of sharks and rays in the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh Region. Brazilian J. Biol. Sci. 2(4): 343–367.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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