Snaggletooth Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hemipristis elongata
Family : Hemigaleidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Marine neritic
Description : Snaggletooth Shark is a slender bodied shark.Snout long and broadly rounded.Body light grey or bronzy in colour.Any prominent markings on body is absent.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Chiloscyllium indicum
(Slender Bamboo Shark) -
Carcharhinus macloti
(Hardnose Shark) -
Eusphyra blochii
(Winghead Shark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef Shark) -
Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral Catshark) -
Glyphis glyphis
(Speartooth shark) -
Carcharhinus dussumieri
(White-cheek Shark) -
Carcharhinus falciformis
(Silky Shark) -
Chiloscyllium griseum
(Grey Bamboo Shark) -
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
(Hooktooth Shark)
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.iucnredlist.org 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.iucnredlist.org photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se