Scientific Name: Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Cowtail stingray, Feathertail Stingray, Cowtail Stingray
Local/Bangla Name: Haush (হাউশ), Sankush (সাংকুশ)
Cowtail stingray, Feathertail Stingray, Cowtail Stingray - Haush (হাউশ), Sankush (সাংকুশ) - Pastinachus sephen - Type: Ray

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
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.

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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