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Scientific Name: Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913
English Name: Pygmy ribbontail catshark
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Proscylliidae
Description:
Snout is short. Mouth triangular with rudimentary or no labial furrows. Eyes large with moderately large spiracle. Anterior nasal flaps are short. First and second dorsal fins are fairly large and high, almost the same size. First dorsal fin set back at low angle to body axis, its origin almost over pectoral fin insertions. Anal fin height is less than half height of first and second dorsal fins. Caudal fin long and ribbon-like.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mud bottoms on upper continental and
insular slopes and the outer shelves at depths from
71 to 766 m. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
