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Scientific Name: Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
English Name: Sliteye shark
Local/Bangla Name: Nayon hangor (নয়ন হাঙ্গর)
Photo: Haque et al. (2023)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is relatively long, parabolic and narrow. Eyes are large with transverse golden bands and distinct notch on posterior edge. Labial furrows are very short. First dorsal fin origin well behind pectoral fin free rear tips. Second dorsal fin low with very long free rear tips, smaller than anal fin, its origin over anal fin insertion. Pectoral fins same length or slightly larger than height of first dorsal fin. Anal fin posterior margin slightly concave. No inter-dorsal ridge is present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal clean waters, near the surface and
bottom, from 7 m to 80 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
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