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Scientific Name: Brevitrygon heterura (Bleeker, 1852)
English Name: Dwarf Whipray
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
Similar to Brevitrygon imbricata but usually has a shorter tail (1.0–1.7 in DW) and smaller interspiracular space. Body colour same as for Brevitrygon imbricata.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Demersal on inner continental shelf to at
least 50 m depth. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Haque AB, White WT, Cavanagh RD, Biswas AR, Hossain N 2021 New records of elasmobranchs in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: further taxonomic research is essential. Zootaxa, 5027(2), pp.211-230.
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