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Scientific Name: Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
English Name: Indo-Pacific sailfish, Bill Fish, Indian Sailfish
Local/Bangla Name: Moyurpongkhi Mach (ময়ূরপঙ্খী মাছ), Pal mach (পাল মাছ), Pakhi mach (পাখি মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Description:
The body is elongated and compressed, featuring a first dorsal fin that is very tall with approximately 42–49 rays and the middle rays being the longest. There are two separate anal fins with 12–17 and 6–7 rays, respectively. The pectoral fins are falcate, comprising 17–20 rays. The body is dark bluish-violet dorsally and silvery white ventrally. The membrane of the first dorsal fin is dark blue with numerous small black spots. Additionally, there are around 20 horizontal bars on the body, each composed of several pale blue spots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Epipelagic, oceanodromous (depth range 0-30m)
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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.
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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