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Scientific Name: Deveximentum ruconius (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Secutor ruconius, Chanda ruconius, Leiognathus ruconius  (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Deep pugnose ponyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Thutuni chanda (থুতুনি চাঁন্দা)
Deep pugnose ponyfish - Thutuni chanda (থুতুনি চাঁন্দা) - Deveximentum ruconius - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Tabris Tabarsi(iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Description:
The fish has a silvery body with a naked head, featuring a nuchal spine. The mouth is protracted and points upward, with the tip of the maxilla reaching to about the level of the lower margin of the eye. The lateral line terminates around the middle of the soft dorsal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
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:

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.

iNaturalist (2008) Leiognathus ruconius. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 28 November 2023.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH311292 MH230964   MH429351
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information