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Scientific Name: Gobiopsis macrostoma Steindachner, 1861
English Name: Snakehead Goby
Local/Bangla Name: Bailya (বাইল্যা)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
There are 6 – 7 dorsal spines. Dorsal soft rays are10 in total. Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 – 9. The body exhibits a pale grey color with irregular brown blotches on the cheek, lacking a distinct dark patch covering the top of the head but featuring four dark brown saddles. The caudal fin base displays a diffuse blackish bar and there is a dark wedge-shaped mark on the base of the pectoral fin. The pelvic fins are fully united. Frenum is present and caudal fin is rounded. The longitudinal scale series ranges from 36 to 44 and the scales are strongly ctenoid. The cheek and opercle lack scales.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
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