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Scientific Name: Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Cowtail stingray, Feathertail Stingray, Cowtail Stingray
Local/Bangla Name: Haush (হাউশ), Sankush (সাংকুশ)
Photo: Leigh Dyment(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. A large, plain, dark stingray with an angular snout and pectoral disc; tail long and broad-based, less than twice body length, and with no upper caudal finfold but with high lower caudal finfold- 2 to 3 times depth of tail but not reaching tail tip; no large thorns; 1 or 2 long stings on tail, further behind tail base than in most stingrays; unique hexagonal, high-crowned teeth. Dark brown or black dorsally without conspicuous markings, white ventrally. Tail black.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
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.
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