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Scientific Name: Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)
Synonym: Otolithus borneensis, Johnieops vogleri (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Sharpnose Hammer Croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Bash poa (বাঁশ পোয়া)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 X+I/26; D2 absent; P117; P2 I/5; A II/7. Color of body silver-white. Outer
two-thirds of spinous portion of dorsal fin blackish. Pectoral, pelvic and anal
fins pale yellow. Body moderately elongate; no barbel on chin. Mouth large;
oblique. Dorsal fin spines not prolonged. Caudal fin rhomboid. Cycloid scales
on head, ctenoid on body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
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.
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