Scientific Name: Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770)
Synonym: Gobius boddarti (unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Boddart’s goggle-eyed goby
Local/Bangla Name: Chiring (চিড়িং), Dahuk (ডাহুক), Meni mach (মেনি মাছ)
Labcode: F1602sb-62, FCC1901SB-97
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
D1 V; D2 27; P1 20; P2 10; A 25. Body grayish-green dorsally with 6-7 oblique bands; greenish-white ventrally; head and trunk with small white spots; brown spots on head and nape; dorsal fin bluish green with small white spots; pectoral fin with dark margin. Body elongate and little compressed;base of dorsal and anal fins long; pelvic frenum well developed; teeth in single row on jaws. Caudal fin lanceolate. Scale cycloid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits brackish water of estuaries and freshwater tidal zone, Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (Demersal, Amphidromous, Tropical)
References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of
