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Scientific Name: Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872
English Name: Bigeye cigarfish
Local/Bangla Name: Sijar mach (সিজার মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nomeidae
Description:
It has moderately elongated and compressed body with a short and blunt snout. Mouth is terminal and the eye is large, equal to or greater than the snout. The pectoral fin is elongate, significantly longer than the head. There are large, broad and granular teeth patches on the midline of the roof of the mouth and tongue. Body is light tan to brown, the operculum is blackish and the caudal fin appears dusky, while the other fins are clear.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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
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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