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Scientific Name: Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847)
English Name: Buffon’s river-garfish, Buffon’s Garfish, Buffon’s Halfbeak
Local/Bangla Name: Ek-thute (এক ঠুটে)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Zenarchopteridae
Description:
D1 14; D2 absent; P1 10; P2 6; A 12. . Right brown dorsally, becoming silvery white ventrally; a distinct, longitudinal black line on dorsal midline of upper jaw. Upper half of the dorsal dark. Body elongate, subcyrindrical. Lower jaw much prolonged, javelin-like; upper jaw wider than long; nasal papilla elongate and pointed. Base of dorsal fin longer than anal-fin base; 4th and/or 5th dorsal rays elongated. Caudal fin rounded.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mangrove area, river surface and estuaries
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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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