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Scientific Name: Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: liza parsia (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Goldspot mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Faiysha bata (ফাইস্যা বাটা), Bata (বাটা), Parse (পার্সে), Parse bata (পার্সে বাটা)
Bonyfish : Chelon parsia

Labcode: F1511sb-26-3

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
D1 IV; D2 I/8; P1 14; P2 I/5; A III/9. Color of head and body silvery, greenish brown dorsally; a gold spot on upper part of operculum; caudal fin yellowish with dusky narrow margin. Body slender; head moderately wide, flattened on top. Teeth labial, two rows of short teeth in upper lip. Preorbital wide, filling space from lip to eye, notched anteriorly. Two widely separated dorsal fins. Caudal fin slightly forked. Scales on body cycloid in juveniles, ctenoid in adults.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and sometimes entering tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

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