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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:
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.
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.
