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Scientific Name: Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787)
English Name: Double-lined tonguesole
Local/Bangla Name: Chirunimukh pata mach (চিরুনিমুখ পাতা মাছ), Dui rekha kukur jib (দুইরেখা কুকুর জিব)
Photo: flickr
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Description:
Dody is elongated and the eyes are set apart with a small, scaly interorbital space. Snout is rounded and the mouth is adorned with branched labial papillae. Scales are ctenoid on both sides of the body with 75–97 scales in the midlateral line. Typically, there are 8 caudal fin rays. In terms of coloration, the eyed side is brown with pale ocelli and occasionally marked or marbled with darker patches. Blind side has a yellowish tinge.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
On muddy and sandy bottoms of the inner continental shelf; also in estuaries.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Demersal)
Main References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
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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