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Scientific Name: Ketengus typus Bleeker, 1846
English Name: Bigmouth sea catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Medha (মেধা), Medh (মেধ)
Photo: Ng, H.H.(FishBase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Description:
The fish has 15 gill rakers on the first arch and an elongated body. Its head is large, broad, and features a short, prominent snout with a granular head shield. The mouth is wide and inferior, extending well beyond the eye, with a single row of incisor-like, compressed teeth in each jaw. Three pairs of short barbels are present, and the gill membranes are posteriorly free with a notch. The short dorsal fin has a serrated spine, as does the pectoral fin spine. The adipose fin base is much shorter than the anal fin base. The body is dark blue above, silvery-white below, with iridescent grey on the back and sides, and the fins are yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brakish, Freshwater
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.
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