Milk Shark Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Rhizoprionodon acutus
Family : Carcharhinidae
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Grey Dogshark
Habitat : Continental shelves,sandy beaches,estuaries
Description : Milk Shark is a small and slender bodied shrak.Snout is very long and depressed.Anal fin is larger than the second dorsal fin.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Scoliodon laticaudus
(Spadenose Shark) -
Galeorhinus galeus
(Tope Shark) -
Glyphis gangeticus
(Ganges Shark) -
Atelomycterus marmoratus
(Coral Catshark) -
Carcharhinus limbatus
(Blacktip Shark) -
Sphyrna zygaena
(Smooth Hammerhead Shark) -
Galeocerdo cuvier
(Tiger Shark) -
Carcharhinus macloti
(Hardnose Shark) -
Carcharhinus sorrah
(Spottail Shark) -
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Blacktip Reef 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:Randall, John E. ([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:Randall, John E. ([email protected] ), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se