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)
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
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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
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.
