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Scientific Name: Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803
English Name: Red Cornetfish, Flute-mouth
Local/Bangla Name: Bongshi macch ( বংশী মাছ), Leza Thute (লেজা ঠুটে), Bara thute (বড় ঠুটে)
Red Cornetfish, Flute-mouth - Bongshi macch ( বংশী মাছ), Leza Thute (লেজা ঠুটে), Bara thute (বড় ঠুটে) - Fistularia petimba - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: FCC1901SB-01

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Fistulariidae
Description:
They resemble Fistularia commersonii, but they have a line of elongated bony plates that embedded in the skin along the midline of the back in front of the dorsal fin. The posterior lateral line ossifications terminate in a sharp spine. In terms of coloration, the background color is red to orange-brown above and silvery below with the vertical fins also exhibiting an orange tint.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

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

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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN458408  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information