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Scientific Name: Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker, 1865
English Name: Malayan flounder
Local/Bangla Name: Chepta machh (চ্যাপ্টা মাছ)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Description:
The body has a distinctly ovoid shape. The teeth in the upper jaw are small and closely set laterally, enlarging towards the front. In contrast, the teeth in the lower jaw are stronger and more widely spaced than those in the upper jaw. Both sides of the body have ctenoid scales. Gill rakers are moderately long, numbering between 8 and 10 on the lower limb of the 1st gill arch. Body color is brownish, featuring a small dark blotch at the junction of the straight and curved parts of the lateral line.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow waters on mud and sand bottoms
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.
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