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Scientific Name: Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
English Name: Silky shark, Sickle Shark
Local/Bangla Name: Nil hangor (নীল হাঙ্গর)
Photo: Haque et al. (2023)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is moderately long and rounded. First dorsal fin low with moderately rounded apex, its origin well behind free rear tips of pectoral fins. Second dorsal fin very low with very long free rear tip at least twice as long as second dorsal fin height. Its origin over or behind anal fin origin. Both dorsal fins and anal fin with very long free rear tips. Pectoral fins long and narrow,. Interdorsal ridge is present. Dusky fin tips more obvious in juveniles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal and oceanic, common near slopes,
from the surface to deeper waters down to 500 m.Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
Other References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
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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