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Scientific Name: Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894)
English Name: Shadow driftfish
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Shadow driftfish - Not Known - Cubiceps whiteleggii - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: FAO(Mayanmar)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Nomeidae
Description:
The body is moderately elongated and compressed with a highly convex ventral profile. Snout is broad and blunt and the mouth is either terminal or slightly inferior. Teeth are arranged in single rows on the midline of the roof of the mouth and tongue. Scales on the top of the head come in two sizes, merging above the hind margin of the eye. The pelvic fins are relatively long, reaching the anus. The scales are fairly small, cycloid and easily shed. The coloration is silvery white when fresh.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Other References:

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Rahman, AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, XVIII, 394 pp.

Psomadakis PN, Thein H, Russell BC, Tun MT(2019) Field identification guide to the living marine resources of Myanmar. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome, FAO and MOALI

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