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Speartooth shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Glyphis glyphis
Family : Carcharhinidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Inshore
Description : Speartooth shark is a very rare species.It has wide head and a flattened snout.Teeth of the upper jaw triangular and and lower jaw spear-like.
Other Species from Group
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Sphyrna tudes
(Scalloped Hammerhead Shark) -
Carcharhinus sorrah
(Spottail Shark) -
Sphyrna zygaena
(Smooth Hammerhead Shark) -
Eusphyra blochii
(Winghead Shark) -
Hemipristis elongata
(Snaggletooth Shark) -
Chiloscyllium griseum
(Grey Bamboo Shark) -
Galeorhinus galeus
(Tope Shark) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Carcharhinus limbatus
(Blacktip Shark) -
Carcharhinus falciformis
(Silky Shark)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.se photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.se photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se