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Scientific Name: Microphis deocata (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Deocata pipefish, Rainbow-belly pipefish
Local/Bangla Name: Deokata (দেওকাটা), Ranga kumirer khil (রাঙ্গা কুমিরের খিল)
Bonyfish : Microphis deocata

Photo: DoF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Description:
Fin formula: D.30; P₁ 15; P₂ absent: A 2; C7. IThis species has an elongated, sub-cylindrical or quadrangular body. The mouth is small and terminal. It features a distinct and complete longitudinal opercular ridge that is not strongly elevated and lacks supplemental opercular ridges. The gill-openings are small and rounded, located at the posterior superior angle of the opercle. The lateral snout ridge is poorly defined or nearly obsolete, while the principal bony ridges are distinct. The dorsal fin begins opposite the anus on the 15th ring and spans 8 rings, 2 of which are abdominal. The pectoral fins are small and rounded, pelvics are absent, and the anal fin is extremely small, situated in a distinct depression and separated from the anus by a transverse fleshy septum. The caudal fin is small and rounded.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in rivers of Northern Bengal
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal; amphidromous)
Main References:

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

Other References:

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.

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KT762375  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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