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Scientific Name: Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1850)
English Name: Banded needlefish, Square-tail Alligator Gar
Local/Bangla Name: Sobujpith thuitta mach (সবুজপিঠ ঠুইট্টা মাছ), Dora Kakila (ডোরা কাকিলা), Kaikka (কাইক্কা), Kakia (কাকিয়া),
Banded needlefish, Square-tail Alligator Gar - Sobujpith thuitta mach (সবুজপিঠ ঠুইট্টা মাছ), Dora Kakila (ডোরা কাকিলা), Kaikka (কাইক্কা), Kakia (কাকিয়া), - Strongylura leiura - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-58-2

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Description:
D1 17; D2 absent; P1 10; P2 6; A 25. Body color greenish-brown above, silvery below; a silvery lateral band on the body which becomes wide posteriorly where it is bordered by a dark stripe. Fins yellow, caudal fin dusky. Body elongate rounded in cross-section. Eyes small. Teeth usually directed backwards, but variable and sometimes almost vertical; Caudal fin almost truncate; caudal peduncle roundish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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:

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

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

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, 485 p.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF629718  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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