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Scientific Name: Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Tank goby
Local/Bangla Name: Jati bele (জাতি বেলে), Bailya (বাইল্যা), Bele (বেলে)
Labcode: F1612sb-36
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
D1 VI; D 2 I/10; P 1 22; P 2 6; A I/10. Body color pale with small spots forming longitudinal stripes; First dorsal fin with one black spot; rays of dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins with black spots. Body elongate, anteriorly cylindrical; lower jaw prominent; maxilla extends to below anterior part of eye; lips thick.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic; amphidromous)
Other References:
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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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