Scientific Name: Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844
English Name: Indonesian shortfin eel
Local/Bangla Name: Baim mach (বাইম মাছ)
Photo: Barry Hutchins(Fishes of Australia)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Description:
Distinctive Characters: Body deep and compressed, its depth 1.5–1.8 in SL; dorsal fin with 13 spines and 12–14 soft rays; anal fin with 2 spines and 11–13 rays; pectoral rays 16–20; 19–23 lateral line scales; 23–33 gill rakers on 1st gill arch; caudal fin tips pointed. Colour: Pale with 5 dark bars on body; head and back often with yellowish hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits brackish waters of bays and estuaries. Enters rivers and mangroves shores
Environment:
Marine, Brakish, Freshwater
References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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.
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