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Scientific Name: Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)

Synonym: Silurus lineatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Striped Eel-tailed cat fish, Coral catfish, Striped catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Sagor kawun (সাগর কাউন), Dorakaun ( ডোরাকাউন)
Striped Eel-tailed cat fish, Coral catfish, Striped catfish - Sagor kawun (সাগর কাউন), Dorakaun ( ডোরাকাউন) - Plotosus lineatus - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1802SM-09, F1802SM-10

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Description:
The profile has a slight arch from the tip of the snout to the origin of the dorsal fin. The anterior nostrils are situated at the end of the snout on the edge of the upper lip. The eyes are of moderate to large size. Both the nasal and maxillary barbels are short, reaching to or just slightly beyond the posterior margin of the eye. The total number of fin rays in the continuous median fins ranges from 139 to 200.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Sakib MN, Brishti PS, Neogi AK (2023) DNA barcoding of reef‐associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), e10641.

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

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.a

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN458369 MN458370  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information