Scientific Name: Stigmatogobius sadanundio (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Knight Goby
Local/Bangla Name: Bailla (বাইল্লা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 – 8. Body pearly grey with three or four roughly aligned rows of round black spots along the sides. Bases of soft dorsal and anal fins with elongate spots and streaks. It has elongated blackish spot on first dorsal fin between third to fifth dorsal fin spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
In the Bay of Bengal and estuaries. Enters tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
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.
