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Scientific Name: Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Long tongue sole
Local/Bangla Name: Lombu bashpata (লম্বু বাঁশপাতা), Pata mach (পাতা মাছ)
Bonyfish : Cynoglossus lingua

Photo: flickr

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Description:
Body is elongated and the eyes are set apart by a small interorbital space. The snout is bluntly pointed. Scales are relatively large, being ctenoid on the eyed side of the body and cycloid on the blind side. There are typically 10 caudal fin rays. In terms of coloration, the eyed side is reddish-brown, occasionally displaying irregular brown-black patches and there is a sizable black blotch on the gill cover.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in the Bay of Bengal. Enters estuaries and tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (demersal; amphidromous)
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.

flickr (2023) Cynoglossus lingua. https://www.flickr.com Accessed 29 November 2023.

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