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Scientific Name: Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
English Name: Spadenose shark, Dog Shark, Yellow Dogfish
Local/Bangla Name: Thutti Hangor (ঠুট্টি হাঙ্গর), Churi hangor (ছুরি হাঙ্গর), Chhuri Kamot (ছুরি কমোট)
Labcode: FCC1901SB-62
Photo: ABR lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Description:
Snout is very long, flattened and spade-like. First dorsal fin origin behind pectoral fins, its free rear tips over pelvic fin mid-bases. Second dorsal fin is small, its origin behind anal fin origin. Pectoral fins are very small, broad and triangular. Anal fin is much larger than second dorsal fin. Hind margin of caudal fin is shallowly concave. No inter-dorsal ridge is absent.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other 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, 485 p.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
