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Scientific Name: Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Paradise threadfin
Local/Bangla Name: Taposhi (তাপসী), Topse mach (তপসে মাছ), Riksa mach (রিক্সা মাছ)
Labcode: F1511sb-30-2, F1602sb-37, F1602sb-37-2, F1602sb-37-3
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Polynemidae
Description:
It has 1st dorsal fin with 7 spines, the 2nd dorsal fin with 1 spine and 12–13 soft rays as well as the anal fin with 2 spines. They also exhibit villiform teeth on the vomer and 66–71 pored lateral line scales. The head and body are greyish-black dorsally and yellow ventrally with the anterior parts of the 1st and 2nd dorsal fins appearing greyish-black. Posterior margin of the caudal fin is yellow while other parts are greyish-black. Pectoral and pelvic fins are uniformly vivid yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Other 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
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, XVIII, 394 pp.
