Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838
English Name: Grey bamboo shark, Black Banded Shark
Local/Bangla Name: Muichya hangor (মুইছ্যা হাঙ্গর), Bomba tot tang (বোম্বা টট ট্যাং)
Grey bamboo shark, Black Banded Shark - Muichya hangor (মুইছ্যা হাঙ্গর), Bomba tot tang (বোম্বা টট ট্যাং) - Chiloscyllium griseum - Type: Shark

Labcode: FCC2011CB-52

Photo: ABR lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Description:
Snout rounded. It has small transverse mouth with barbels well in front of eyes. First dorsal fin set back over or just behind rear tips of pelvic fins. Second dorsal fin large with base longer than first dorsal fin base. Interdorsal space is short. Body ridges are absent. Juveniles with prominent dark saddle marks and transverse bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
An inshore bottom shark, on rocks and in lagoons from 5 to 80 m. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other 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.

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.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

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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