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Scientific Name: Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonym: Bagrus bilineatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Bronze Cat fish
Local/Bangla Name: Tamro kata mach (তাম্র কাটা মাছ)
Labcode: F1611sb79,F1611sb79
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Description:
Snout is rounded and the mouth is subterminal. Fine, sharp teeth are arranged in three patches on each side of the palate that typically forming a large triangle with inner patches fusing in older fish. Adipose fin is short-based and located posteriorly, while the caudal fin lobes are slender and tapered. The body is reddish or bluish-brown, featuring bronze iridescence over the back and sides. The adipose fin is dark brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
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.
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.
