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Hardnose Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Carcharhinus macloti
Family : Carcharhinidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Maclot’s Shark
Habitat : Continental shelves,insular shelves
Description : Hardnose Shark is a small shark.It is a slender bodied shark.Snout is long,narrowly rounded and somewhat pointed.Spiracle absent.Both dorsal fins are small.But first dorsal fin with an extremely long rear tip.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Galeocerdo cuvier
(Tiger Shark) -
Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral Catshark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef Shark) -
Scoliodon laticaudus
(Spadenose Shark) -
Mustelus manazo
(Starspotted Smooth-hound) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Carcharhinus limbatus
(Blacktip Shark) -
Rhizoprionodon acutus
(Milk Shark) -
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
(Hooktooth Shark) -
Sphyrna tudes
(Scalloped Hammerhead Shark)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). 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: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se