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Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852
English Name: Hasselt’s bambooshark
Local/Bangla Name: Muichya hangor (মুইছা হাঙ্গর), Bomba tot tang (বোম্বা টট ট্যাং)
Photo: FishBase (Tassapon KRAJANGDARA )
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Description:
This species lacks dorsal spines and soft rays, as well as anal spines and soft rays. The caudal fin has a pronounced subterminal notch but no ventral lobe. Juveniles of this species display dark grey-brown bands outlined in black, while adults have a uniform medium- to dark-brown coloration, with the black edgings being the last parts of the color pattern to disappear.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Probably mostly close inshore, depth to
12 m. Maritime area of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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.
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.
