@Harris, Mark
Winghead Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Eusphyra blochii
Family : Sphyrnidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Continental shelves,insular shelves,estuaries
Description : Winghead Shark is a elongate and moderately slender bodied shark.The anterior portion of head is dorsoventrally flattened and widely expanded in ‘hammer’ form.Teeth blade-like.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Triaenodon obesus
(Whitetip Reef Shark) -
Carcharhinus limbatus
(Blacktip Shark) -
Sphyrna zygaena
(Smooth Hammerhead Shark) -
Galeocerdo cuvier
(Tiger Shark) -
Carcharhinus dussumieri
(White-cheek Shark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef Shark) -
Rhizoprionodon acutus
(Milk Shark) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Carcharhinus sorrah
(Spottail 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:Harris, Mark ([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:Harris, Mark ([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se