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Scientific Name: Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847)
English Name: George’s Half beak, Long billed Half beak
Local/Bangla Name: Ek-thuitta (এক ঠুইট্টা), Ek-thute (এক ঠুটে), Thutta (ঠুট্টা)
George's Half beak, Long billed Half beak - Ek-thuitta (এক ঠুইট্টা), Ek-thute (এক ঠুটে), Thutta (ঠুট্টা) - Rhynchorhamphus georgii - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Hemiramphidae
Description:
D1 15; D2 absent; P1 11; P2 6; A 14. Body pale with a narrow lateral silvery band; fins hyaline; dorsal and caudal fin margins dusky. An elongate fish with greatly prolonged, beak like lower jaw. Height of body 10 to 13 in total length; the height of head equal to its length behind the middle of eye; pre-orbital slightly longer than height; teeth in upper jaw in a band tapering posteriorly, those on the lower jaw in a narrow band tapering anteriorly; caudal deeply forked.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

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

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

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM, Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA, Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2022) Department of Fisheries,Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp.

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