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Scientific Name: Dario kajal Britz & Kullander, 2013
English Name: Eye-liner koi
Local/Bangla Name: Kajla napit koi (কাজলা নাপিত কৈ)
Photo: DoF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Description:
This fish features a postorbital stripe that extends behind the eye, aligning with the preorbital stripe. Males exhibit a series of double bars confined to the upper half of the body. It lacks a caudal peduncle blotch and a horizontal suborbital stripe, and it does not have palatine teeth. The dorsal fin comprises 13-15 spines and 6-8 soft rays, while the anal fin includes 3 spines and 6-8 soft rays. The vertebrae count ranges from 24 to 26.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in small, shallow pool with stagnant to slow-flowing water
Environment:
Freshwater; pelagic-neritic.
Main References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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