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Scientific Name: Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974)
English Name: Steinitz’ prawn-goby
Local/Bangla Name: Chingri baila (চিংড়ি বাইলা)
Steinitz' prawn-goby - Chingri baila (চিংড়ি বাইলা) - Amblyeleotris steinitzi - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
Body is elongated and compressed with a slightly compressed head. Lower jaw protrudes slightly beyond the upper jaw and the tongue is rounded or nearly truncate. The pelvic fins are almost separated with a vestigial connecting membrane between the innermost rays. Scales are ctenoid posteriorly and cycloid anteriorly and the head is naked. Sensory canals and pores are present on the head along with a pair of sensory papillae just behind the chin. The coloration includes 5-6 dark reddish-brown bars on the head and body, several faint yellow vertical lines on the ventral half of the body’s side and dorsal fins adorned with numerous minute yellow dots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Sakib MN, Brishti PS, Neogi AK (2023) DNA barcoding of reef‐associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), e10641.

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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Tomascik T (1997) Management Plan for Coral Resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). National Conservation Strategy Implementation Project-1: Management plan for coral resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh. 126.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2023) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2023 )

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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