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Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838
English Name: Brownbanded bamboo shark, Brown Spotted Cat shark
Local/Bangla Name: Bilai hangor (বিলাই হাঙ্গর)
Photo: Uddin et al. (2022)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Description:
Snout is rounded anteriorly. Dorsal fin large and angular. Anal fin base much shorter than base of lower caudal fin lobe. Interdorsal or predorsal ridges are absent. Color: Light brown in adults, usually without a colour pattern, but young with broad dark transverse bars and usually a scattering of small blackish spots, bars not prominently edged with black.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reefs, tidepools, tidal flats, reef
faces. Probably also on soft bottom offshore to at
least 85 m. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.
Other References:
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
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