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Scientific Name: Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Rough Flathead
Local/Bangla Name: Mur baila (মুর বাইলা)
Rough Flathead - Mur baila (মুর বাইলা) - Grammoplites scaber - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-44,F1602sb-44-2, F1602sb-44-3

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Description:
D1 IX; D2 11; P1 22; P2 I/5; A 12. Body grey dorsally and whitish below: black regular dots along lateral line, head and body. First dorsal fin clouded with black; soft dorsal fin and anal fin rays with rows of black dots. Caudal fins dusky and black. Body robust and subcylindrical, teeth villiform. Preopercular spine short, two dorsal fins. Lateral line spiny along its entire length.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Thompson, PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island,United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF588666 MF621550   MF621551
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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