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Scientific Name: Gymnothorax prolatus Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991
English Name: Moray eel
Local/Bangla Name: Mure kamila (মুর কামিলা), Shap machh (সাপ মাছ)
Photo: Hossain et al. (2022)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Description:
The body is robust, markedly elongated and generally cylindrical except for the compressed head and the latter portion of the tail. The eye is positioned above the midpoint of the mouth. The front nostril located near the tip of the snout that has a tubular shape and a V-shaped indentation. The rear nostril situated above the front edge of the eye is oval with a raised rim. Snout is blunt and slightly protrudes ahead of the lower jaw. Both the dorsal and anal fins are extremely low. The pectoral fin is located in the middle of the body. The dorsal and anal fins merge seamlessly with the caudal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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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