Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
English Name: Slender bambooshark, Ridge Back Cat Shark
Local/Bangla Name: Muichya hangor (মুইছ্যা হাঙ্গর)
Slender bambooshark, Ridge Back Cat Shark - Muichya hangor (মুইছ্যা হাঙ্গর) - Chiloscyllium indicum - Type: Shark

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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Description:
Lateral ridge present. First and second dorsal fins small and rounded, with straight or arched margins, well separated, and of similar sizes. First dorsal fin origin over or just behind pelvic fin insertions. Pre-dorsal and interdorsal ridges prominent. Interdorsal space fairly long. Juveniles without prominent black edges to saddles. Colors: Numerous dark brown or blackish spots, dashes and bars on light brown background present in juveniles and adults; saddle-markings or bars of young without prominent black edging.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
An inshore bottom shark, on rocks and in lagoons from 5 to 80 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.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 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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