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Scientific Name: Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
English Name: Slender conger, Longtail Conger, Yellow Pike-Conger
Local/Bangla Name: Sundori kamila (সুন্দরী কামিলা)
Photo: Ken Graham(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Description:
The body is elongated and the tail is exceptionally long, tapering to a pointed tip. Posterior nostril is situated in front of the eye. The mouth is large with the slit extending behind the front margin of the eye.Teeth are nearly canine-like and the pre-vomerine teeth form a single row extending far back on the roof of the mouth. Gill opening is slit-shaped and the fin rays are segmented. The color of the body is uniformly brownish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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:
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 (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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