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Scientific Name: Paramugil parmatus (Cantor, 1849)
Synonym: Liza parmata, liza oligolepis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Broad-mouthed mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Bashpata Bata (বাশপাতা বাটা), Bata mach (বাটা মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
D IV+9; A III, 9; P1 13-15; LR 24-26. Body deep compressed posteriorly. Head wider than deep, flattened dorsally; adipose eyelid poorly developed; hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth closed. Second dorsal and anal fins pointed but not falcate; caudal fin emarginage. Scales ctenoid. Color: head and body silvery, greenish or olive brown dorsally; 5-6 indistinct, dusky longitudinal stripes on body; margin of caudal fins slightly darkish
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in seas, estuaries, and rivers.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; catadromous)
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, 485 p.
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.
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