Scientific Name: Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960
Local/Bangla Name: Not known
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Bregmacerotidae
Description:
It is a small, elongated fish with jugular pelvic fins, a lengthy slender ray extending from the head’s top, and dorsal and anal fins with long bases. It is distinguished by its rounded caudal fin, scales on the gill covers, dark pigment on the upper part of the snout, lack of pigment on the isthmus, and a range of 58-67 dorsal-fin rays. Dorsal head profile is clearly convex and scales are ctenoid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Continental shelf, Cox’s Bazar and Patuakhali regions.
Environment:
Marine, Brakish (Pelagic-neritic. Deep-water)
References:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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