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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)
Spothead lantern fish - Fota jonaki macch ( ফোঁটা জোনাকি মাছ), Bati mach (বাতি মাছ) - Diaphus metopoclampus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Fishes of Australia

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Myctophidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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:

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.

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

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

Bray DJ (2018) Diaphus metopoclampus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Nov 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3096

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