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Scientific Name: Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
English Name: Square-tail mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Borgo lezi bata (বর্গলেজী বাটা)
Photo: Dario Di Pasquale(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
Body is moderately robust and not very deep. The hind tip of the maxilla is visible when the mouth is closed and both fins are well-scaled at the base with ctenoid scales. The origin of the first dorsal fin is closer to the caudal fin base than to the snout tip. There are 25–29 (commonly 26) scales in the longitudinal series and 8–10 scales in the transverse series. Head and body exhibit a silvery coloration with dorsal darkening. Scales on the upper sides have brown blotches, creating the appearance of longitudinal bands. The anal and caudal fins are yellowish while the pectoral fin is entirely black in small fish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Akash et al. (2018) On surveying the rocky tidal habitats of St. Martin's Island: Bangladesh gets nine new species, eight new genera and two new families. The 21 National Conference and AGM 2018 of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 97 - 98
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.
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