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Scientific Name: Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonym: Equula brevirostris, Photopectoralis bindus, Leiognathus bindus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Shortnose ponyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Komola chanda (কমলা চাঁন্দা), Poysa mach (পয়সা মাছ)
Photo: Mau Mau(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Description:
The fish has a silvery body, and live or fresh specimens exhibit a golden gleam. The head is naked and features a nuchal spine. The mouth is protracted and points downward. The scales on the body are minute. The 2nd dorsal spine is less than 1/3 of the body depth.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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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