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Scientific Name: Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Oriental sole
Local/Bangla Name: Kathal pata (কাঁঠালপাতা), Bot pata (বটপাতা)
Bonyfish : Brachirus orientalis

Photo: ABR Lab

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
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.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

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