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Scientific Name: Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Indian halibut, Indian spiny turbot
Local/Bangla Name: Halibut (হ্যালিবাট), Somudra serboti (সমুদ্র সেরবতী)
Indian halibut, Indian spiny turbot - Halibut (হ্যালিবাট), Somudra serboti (সমুদ্র সেরবতী) - Psettodes erumei - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Uddin et al (2022)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Psettodidae
Description:
The body is oval and flat, featuring a large mouth with robust canine teeth. The pelvic fins have 1 spine and 5 soft rays. Both eyes are positioned on either the left or right side. The anterior rays of the dorsal and anal fins are spinous. Typically brown or grey, occasionally displaying four broad dark crossbars. The tips of the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are black. On the eyed side, coloration may be partially present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf (down to depth 100m)
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

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

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.

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

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.

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

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