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Scientific Name: Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)
English Name: Minipizza batfish, Indian handfish, Sea Bats, Red Batfishes
Local/Bangla Name: Piza mach (পিজা মাছ), Somudra badur (সমুদ্র বাদুর), Lal Badur machh (লাল বাদুর মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Description:
This species is identified by its rounded body disc, slightly wider than long, with strongly pointed tubercles on the dorsal surface and body margins. The entire body interspaces are covered with tiny spinules, and it has a reddish coloration with a short vermiculate pattern on the dorsal surface.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.
Other References:
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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