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Scientific Name: Insidiator macracanthus (Bleeker, 1869)
Synonym: Platycephalus macracanthus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Largespined Flathead
Local/Bangla Name: Borokata Moorbaila ( বড়কাঁটা মুরবাইলা)
Photo: FishBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Description:
Number of dorsal spines: 9; Total dorsal soft rays: 11-12; Anal soft rays: 12-13. There are no anal spines in this fish. They have three preopercular spines with the upper one being long and bayonet-like, extending to or beyond the opercular margin. The anterior 13-33 lateral line scales have a small spine or ridge. In adults, the iris lappet is bilobed while in juveniles, it is crenate. An interopercular flap resembling fingers is present. The first gill arch typically has 7-9 total gill rakers with 8 being the usual count.
Main 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
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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