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Scientific Name: Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831)
English Name: Indian mottled eel, Giant mottled eel
Local/Bangla Name: Baim mach (বাইম মাছ), Bamosh ( বামোশ), Baow baim (বাওয়া বাইম)
Labcode: F1608sb92
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Description:
Color of body brownish dorsally mottled with darker brown, belly yellowish.
Fins yellowish mottled with brown. Body snake like; cylindrical anteriorly.
Mouth slightly oblique extending beyond the eye. Teeth a narrow band,
toothless groove between innermost row and outer row on jaws. Vomerine
tooth band very narrow posteriorly. Pectoral fins well developed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brakish, Freshwater
