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Scientific Name: Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
English Name: Ganges shark
Local/Bangla Name: Ganga Hangor (গঙ্গা হাঙ্গর ), Kamot (কমোট)
Ganges shark - Ganga Hangor (গঙ্গা হাঙ্গর ), Kamot (কমোট) - Glyphis gangeticus - Type: Shark

Photo: Hossain et al. (2020)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is very short and broadly rounded in dorsoventral view. Minute eyes are present. 2nd dorsal rather large, about half height of 1st dorsal. Upper precaudal pit is longitudinal. Anal fin is deeply notched. 29 teeth are present on upper jaw and 29 on lower jaw. Upper teeth with high, broad and serrated triangular cusps. 1st few lower front teeth with weakly serrated cutting edges and low cusplets on crown foot. Coloration: Grey-brown above, white below; no conspicuous markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Freshwater, estuarine and marine. Found in Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, freshwater
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.

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.

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