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Scientific Name: Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Bengal tongue sole
Local/Bangla Name: Pata bata (পাতা বাটা), korol (করল), Vangon (ভাঙ্গন)
Photo: Hamid Badar Osmany (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 95-102; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 72 – 78. Dorsolateral line usually undulating. No dark blotches or irregular cross bands on body. Eyed-side lower jaw with crenulate fleshy ridge comprised of several folds, or jaw with a single broadly triangular-shaped fleshy ridge
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Schools in shallow coastal waters ,estuaries and brackish water
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other References:
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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