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Scientific Name: Deveximentum ruconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Secutor ruconius, Chanda ruconius, Leiognathus ruconius (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Deep pugnose ponyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Thutuni chanda (থুতুনি চাঁন্দা)
Photo: Tabris Tabarsi(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Description:
The fish has a silvery body with a naked head, featuring a nuchal spine. The mouth is protracted and points upward, with the tip of the maxilla reaching to about the level of the lower margin of the eye. The lateral line terminates around the middle of the soft dorsal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Other References:
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.
