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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)
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
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.
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