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Scientific Name: Dagetichthys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802)

Synonym: Synaptura commersonnii (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Commerson’s sole
Local/Bangla Name: Chepta mach (চ্যাপ্টা মাছ), Serboti (সেরবতী), Danchouka serboti (ডানচৌকা সেরবতী), Badami pata mach (বাদামি পাতা মাছ)
Commerson's sole - Chepta mach (চ্যাপ্টা মাছ), Serboti (সেরবতী), Danchouka serboti (ডানচৌকা সেরবতী), Badami pata mach (বাদামি পাতা মাছ) - Dagetichthys commersonnii - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Soleidae
Description:
The body is elongated and flat. The side with eyes features coarse ctenoid scales, while the blind side has smooth cycloid scales. The scales on the head are notably larger than those on the body’s ocular side. The mouth is curved and its cleft extends beyond the midpoint of the upper eye. The dorsal and anal fins are connected to the caudal fin which has a bluntly pointed shape. The pectoral fins are symmetrical. It has short pelic fins. Body color is dusty brown, grey or brown on the eyed side of body
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

Other 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.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 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.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH311284 MH429299  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information