Scientific Name: Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonym: Pleuronectes orientalis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Oriental sole
Local/Bangla Name: Kathal pata (কাঁঠালপাতা), Bot pata (বটপাতা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Description:
D 63; A 51. Color of body tinged yellow on blind side. Fins color darker and black, pale blotches on dorsal side. Body oblong; flat. Small size mouth. Dorsal and anal fins are confluent with caudal fin. Scale ctenoid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms in coastal waters. Enters brackish waters.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; anadromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
