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Scientific Name: Brachirus pan (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Pan sole
Local/Bangla Name: Pata machh ( পাতা মাছ)
Bonyfish : Brachirus pan

Photo: Rahman AKA (FishBase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Description:
Occurs in estuaries and tidal rivers. Also found in freshwater rivers.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in the Bay of Bengal. Enters estuaries and freshwater rivers. Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottom in coastal waters.
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.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2024) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2024).

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