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Slender Bamboo Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Chiloscyllium indicum
Family : Hemiscylliidae
Order : Orectolobiformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Ridge-Back Cat Shark
Habitat : Sandy and muddy bottoms,bays,inlets,coral and rocky reefs
Description : Bamboo shark is a slender bodied shark. Slender tail longer than trunk. Body colour light brown with numerous dark spots.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Carcharhinus dussumieri
(White-cheek Shark) -
Glyphis glyphis
(Speartooth shark) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Eusphyra blochii
(Winghead Shark) -
Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral Catshark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef Shark) -
Carcharhinus sorrah
(Spottail Shark) -
Carcharhinus limbatus
(Blacktip Shark) -
Carcharhinus macloti
(Hardnose Shark) -
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
(Hooktooth Shark)
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Balaram Mahalder([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Balaram Mahalder([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se