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Scientific Name: Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonym: Liza subviridis, Planiliza parmata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Greenback Mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Sobuj bata (সবুজ বাটা), Bata (বাটা )
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
D1 IV; D2 I/9; P1 15; P2 I/5; A III/9. Color of head and body silvery, darkened dorsally; dusky longitudinal stripes on body; caudal fin bluish with dusky narrow margin. Body moderately robust and compressed posteriorly; no elongate scale above pectoral-fin base. Head width subequal to depth, flattened dorsally; adipose eyelid weakly developed posteriorly, not covering iris. Second dorsal and anal fins pointed but not falcate; caudal fin emarginate. Scales ctenoid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Form schools in shallow coastal waters and enters lagoons, estuaries, and fresh water to feed. Juveniles may enter rice fields and mangroves.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; catadromous)
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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