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Scientific Name: Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770)
English Name: Giant mudskipper
Local/Bangla Name: Joddha benda (যোদ্ধা বেন্দা), Boro chiring (বড় চিড়িং), Boro dahuk (বড় ডাহুক)
Photo: cheng guang (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coasts and tidal rivers. Abundant in the creeks of Sundarbans.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish
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:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
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