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Scientific Name: Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858
English Name: Unicorn sole
Local/Bangla Name: Dora Kukur Jeeb (ডোরা কুকুর জিব), Shingra zebra (শিংড়া জেব্রা), Pata mach (পাতা মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Soleidae
Description:
The body is elongated. The dorsal and anal fins are connected to the caudal fin with the first ray of the dorsal fin being enlarged and independent. There are 11–15 pectoral fin rays and the scales are smooth, either cycloid or weakly ctenoid on both sides. Color is greyish or brown, marked by 15–16 dark bars with black edges. The caudal fin is blackish with pale or yellow spots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
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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