Tiger Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Galeocerdo cuvier
Family : Carcharhinidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Leopard Shark,Maneater Shark
Habitat : Coastal water,pelagic waters,Continental shelves,insular shelves
Description : Tiger Shark bears a short,blunt,broadly rounded snout.Head large.It is a slender bodied shark.Slender caudal fin with an acutely pointed tip.Colour of body is dark grey with vertical tiger-stripe markings.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Mustelus manazo
(Starspotted Smooth-hound) -
Carcharhinus sorrah
(Spottail Shark) -
Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral Catshark) -
Chiloscyllium griseum
(Grey Bamboo Shark) -
Hemipristis elongata
(Snaggletooth Shark) -
Sphyrna tudes
(Scalloped Hammerhead Shark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef Shark) -
Carcharhinus falciformis
(Silky Shark) -
Scoliodon laticaudus
(Spadenose Shark) -
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
(Hooktooth 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:Cada, Robbie N. - Former FB staff ([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:Cada, Robbie N. - Former FB staff ([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se