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Scientific Name: Pseudorhombus triocellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Three spotted flounders
Local/Bangla Name: Tin phota chepta machh (তিন ফোঁটা চ্যাপ্টা মাছ)
Photo: Uddin et al (2022)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Description:
Body has a deeply ovoid shape and the teeth in both jaws are small without anterior enlargement. The scales are ctenoid on the side with eyes and cycloid on the blind side. The gill rakers are long and slender, numbering between 20 and 25 on the lower limb of the 1st gill arch. In terms of color, the body is brownish, featuring one ocellus above and another below the lateral line, as well as one ocellus on the posterior third of the straight section of the lateral line. There are also numerous indistinct spots and blotches on the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main 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
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.
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