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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)
Shortnose ponyfish - Komola chanda (কমলা চাঁন্দা), Poysa mach (পয়সা মাছ) - Leiognathus brevirostris - Type: Bonyfish

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
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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.

iNaturalist (2008) Leiognathus brevirostris. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 28 November 2023.

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