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Scientific Name: Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782)
English Name: Striped Threadfin, Common Threadfin, Common Tassel Fish
Local/Bangla Name: Lakhua (লাখুয়া), Choto lakhua (ছোট লাখুয়া)
Striped Threadfin, Common Threadfin, Common Tassel Fish - Lakhua (লাখুয়া), Choto lakhua (ছোট লাখুয়া) - Polydactylus plebeius - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Phillip et al.(2022)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Polynemidae
Description:
Villiform teeth on vomer. 60–68 pored lateral line scales. 8–9 scale rows above lateral line. 12–13 scale rows below lateral line. 24–32 gill rakers on 1st gill arch. Head and upper sides of trunk tinged slightly blackish silver, becoming lighter silver on lower sides. Abdominal region white. Snout semi transparent. 1st and 2nd dorsal fins and caudal fin pale with blackish posterior margins. Pectoral fin membrane blackish; pectoral filaments white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow coastal waters
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Other References:

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 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.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Heemstra PC, Heemstra E, Ebert DA, Holleman W, Randall JE (2022) COASTAL FISHES OF THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. e South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa.

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