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Scientific Name: Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Synonym: Otolithus borneensis, Johnieops vogleri (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Sharpnose Hammer Croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Bash poa (বাঁশ পোয়া)
Sharpnose Hammer Croaker - Bash poa (বাঁশ পোয়া) - Johnius borneensis - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 X+I/26; D2 absent; P117; P2 I/5; A II/7. Color of body silver-white. Outer two-thirds of spinous portion of dorsal fin blackish. Pectoral, pelvic and anal fins pale yellow. Body moderately elongate; no barbel on chin. Mouth large; oblique. Dorsal fin spines not prolonged. Caudal fin rhomboid. Cycloid scales on head, ctenoid on body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
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.

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.

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