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Scientific Name: Stegostoma tigrinum (Hermann, 1783)
English Name: Zebra shark
Local/Bangla Name: Bagha hangor (বাঘা হাঙ্গর)
Zebra shark - Bagha hangor (বাঘা হাঙ্গর) - Stegostoma tigrinum - Type: Shark

Photo: FishBase (Randall, 1997)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Stegostomatidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore, very common on coral reefs. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

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