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Scientific Name: Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)
English Name: Hardnose shark, Maclot’s Shark
Local/Bangla Name: Thutta hangor (ঠুট্টা হাঙ্গর)
Photo: Fishbase (McAuley R)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is long and narrowly pointed. First dorsal fin is small with extremely long free rear tips, its origin over or behind pectoral fin insertions. Second dorsal fin low with extremely long free rear tips, its origin behind anal fin origin. Pectoral fin, lower caudal fins are sometimes pale-edged. No inter-dorsal ridge is present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore and offshore continental waters. 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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