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Scientific Name: Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Planiliza parsia, Mugil parsia, liza parsia (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Goldspot Mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Faiysha bata (ফাইস্যা বাটা), Bata (বাটা), Parse (পার্সে), Parse bata (পার্সে বাটা)
Labcode: F1511sb-26-3
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
D1 IV; D2 I/8; P1 14; P2 I/5; A III/9. Color of head and body silvery, greenish brown dorsally; a gold spot on upper part of operculum; caudal fin yellowish with dusky narrow margin. Body slender; head moderately wide, flattened on top. Teeth labial, two rows of short teeth in upper lip. Preorbital wide, filling space from lip to eye, notched anteriorly. Two widely separated dorsal fins. Caudal fin slightly forked. Scales on body cycloid in juveniles, ctenoid in adults.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and sometimes entering tidal rivers.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; catadromous)
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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