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Scientific Name: Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938
English Name: Sawmaxilla scorpionfish
Local/Bangla Name: Mili Rongila (মিলি রঙ্গিলা), Kakra bicha mach (কাঁকড়াবিছা মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Description:
The spines of the dorsal fin are short, almost equal in length to the soft rays of the dorsal fin. Dorsal fin membrane is moderately incised. The dorsal fin consists of 13 spines and 10–11 soft rays. Anal fin has 3 spines and 5–6 soft rays. Typically, there are 16 rays in the pectoral fin. Posterior lacrimal spine is generally oriented downward. It is reddish with five dark bars on its body; a blackish blotch on the opercle; black membranes on the pectoral fins and orange-red to brownish spots on the soft dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Benthic on muddy bottoms down to 82 m.
Environment:
Marine (Pelagic-neritic)
Main References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
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