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Scientific Name: Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Slender Giant Moray
Local/Bangla Name: Sap machh (সাপ মাছ), Bamosh (বামোশ)
Labcode: F1608sb04
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Description:
D1 rudimentary; D2 absent; P1 absent; P2 absent. Body color brownish grey above, lighter below. Body moderately elongate, cylindrical in front, compressed along tail. Eyes small. Teeth small. Head not obviously distinct from trunk although the profile is moderately steep; Very large mouth, extending to well beyond eye. Biserial sharp teeth on jaws, larger in front and in inner row. Dorsal fin inserted on head before gill-opening. Scales absent.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar and Patuakhali regions.
Environment:
Marine
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
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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