Marine fishes

There are a lot of marine fishes found in the Bay of Bengal. About  442 species of marine fishes are found in the Bay of Bengal.

 Some of these fish name and theirs characters are mentioned below:

1.Kamot Hangor (: Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Characterists:

•Stocky body.

•Snout is short and bluntly rounded. 

2.Hangor (Scoliodon sorrakowah)

Characterestic:

• Upper jaw is bigger than the lower jaw.
•  Body is covered with placoid scales.

3. Khurra ( Pristis microdon )

Characterestic:

•Saw long and narrow, tapering towards its tip.
• Second dorsal fin is  subequal with first dorsal fin.

4. Karati hangor (Pristis cuspidatus )

Characteristic:

• 22 pairs of triangular rostral teeth.
• Subcaudal lobe is distinct.

5. Shapla pata (Himantura uarnak )

Characteristic:
•  Diamond shaped and flatted body.                               
 • Distinct eye fairly large.




6 Med (Arius caelatus )    
Characteristics:        
 •Head depressed, concave at nape.
 •Three pair barbels present in the mouth.


7. Hature hangor (Sphyrna blochii  )
8. Pitambari (Rhynobatus granulates )
9. Shankachil (Aetobatus narinari  )
10. Shillong (Silonia silondia )
11.Kata gongra (Arius thatassinus )
12. Gang magur (Plotosus canius )
13. Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus )
14. Urol (Exocoetus volitans )
15. Ekthuita (Hemirhamphus georgii )
16. Ekthuta (Hyporhamphus gaiimardi )
17. : Urol (Rhinomugil corsula )
18. Dharkuta (Sphyraena jello )
19. Dharkuta (Sphyraena obtusta )
20. Bole (Epinephelus lanceolatus )

Without the above marine fishes there are also a lot marine fishes in the Bay of Bengal. Most of the fishes are captured traditionally and industrially. Which helps Bangladesh government to earn huge amount foreign Currency in every year.