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Scientific Name: Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
Synonym: Cynoglossus quadrilineatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Fourlined Tonguesole
Local/Bangla Name: Boro Patamachh (বড় পাতামাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Description:
It has elongated body. The snout is rounded and the corner of the mouth extends backward beyond the lower eye, closer to the gill opening than the tip of the snout. Scales are ctenoid on the eyed side of the body and cycloid on the blind side. Typically, there are 12 caudal fin rays. In terms of coloration, the eyed side is brown with an irregular dark blotch on the gill cover, while the blind side is white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
On muddy and sandy bottoms of the
inner continental shelf to about 80 m.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
