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Scientific Name: Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Common sawfish
Local/Bangla Name: Karati hangor (করাতি হাঙ্গর)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae
Description:
Body robust, somewhat depressed anteriorly; rostrum broad througout its length, coverging distally; rostral teeth 14–24 peg-like, flattened and elongate, with variable posterior groove at all ages; pectoral fin bases broad; caudal fin with posterior margin straight to slightly concave with an obvious lower lobe; no fleshy projection on upper caudal lobe. Body colour yellowish to greyish above, fins distinctly yellowish; ventral side white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore and intertidal, and in fresh-water
rivers and lakes. Mangroves.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Other 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.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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