Scientific Name: Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)
Synonym: Myctophum metopoclampum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spothead lantern fish
Local/Bangla Name: Fota jonaki macch ( ফোঁটা জোনাকি মাছ), Bati mach (বাতি মাছ)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Description:
It has moderately elongated and compressed body.It typically grows up to about 10 cm in length.Head is relatively large with a blunt snout.Eyes are large and well-adapted for deep-sea vision.It possesses well-developed light organs (photophores), especially a prominent suprapectoral organ on the head. Mouth is terminal and large, extending beyond the posterior edge of the eye.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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
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.
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM, Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA, Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2022) Department of Fisheries,Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp.
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