Scientific Name: Telatrygon zugei (Müller & Henle, 1841)
English Name: Sharp Snout Stingray
Local/Bangla Name: Tuni shapla pata (টুনি শাপলা পাতা), Chokha mukho haush (চোখা মুখো হাউশ )
Photo: L. Randrihasipara
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
Body rhomboidal, as long as broad. Snout extremely elongate and acutely pointed. Anterior margin of disc broadly concave. Tail whip- like, with short upper and lower cutaneous folds; one functional sting present. Dorsal surface of disc smooth in young; in adults an incomplete median series of denticles; tail roughened with denticles. Dorsal surface of disc plain dusky brown but rather pale marginally, ventral surface of disc whitish; tail folds dusky brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Like other Rays this species generally lies on the bottom, almost completely buried in the sand or soil sediment. They move in large schools and settle in an area of the bottom camouflaging themselves by their grayish-brown colour. When caught or stepped on, this species lashes it’s tail and impedes a spine in the body of the – catchers and causes pain and injury. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and molluscs, which they crush with their flat teeth. Predominantly marine, inhabits shallow waters of all Oceans.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other References:
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.
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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