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Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
English Name: Pigeye shark
Local/Bangla Name: Boli hangor (বলি হাঙ্গর)
Photo: Haque et al. (2023)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is broad, short and blunt with small eyes. First dorsal fin high and triangular, height over 3.1 times height of second dorsal fin. Its origin over free rear tips of pectoral fins. Second dorsal fin relatively small, less than a third of first dorsal fin height with straight upper margin and short free rear tips. Its origin anterior to anal fin origin. Pectoral fins large, angular with slightly curved rear edge. Anal fin with distinct notch in rear margin. No inter-dorsal ridge are present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore and offshore, from the surface to
the bottom. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other 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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