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Scientific Name: Steno bredanensis (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828)
English Name: Rough toothed dolphins
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Delphinidae
Description:
The entire body in front of the flippers appears to be very long and virtually conical in the case of the Rough-toothed Dolphin, which is a thin dolphin with a forehead and sides of the head that slope smoothly on to a long and slender beak. Unlike many other dolphins, it lacks a pronounced melon and a seam between the forehead and beak. The length of the flippers is moderate. The dorsal fin is sickle-shaped and comparatively tall. rather tall dorsal fin at sea, with white sides and tips atop a small, pointed beak. When viewed up close, the dolphin’s head seems narrower, emphasizing the eye sockets and giving the appearance of goggle eyes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Swatch-of-No-Ground and Bay of Bengal
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (eds) (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol 27 Mammals Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 264 pp
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