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Scientific Name: Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859

Synonym: Synagrops japonicus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Glowbelly
Local/Bangla Name: Samudrik puti mach (সামুদ্রিক পুটি মাছ), Joba sundori mach (জবা সুন্দরী মাছ)
Glowbelly - Samudrik puti mach (সামুদ্রিক পুটি মাছ), Joba sundori mach (জবা সুন্দরী মাছ) - Acropoma japonicum - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: GBIF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Description:
The body of the fish is moderately elongate and compressed. The scales are large, weakly ciliated, and deciduous. Notably, there are two luminous organs that run longitudinally in the abdominal muscle, extending from the thorax to slightly beyond the anus. These luminous organs join each other at the anterior extremities.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

Other 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.

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.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 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.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH311272  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information