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Scientific Name: Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860)
English Name: Bearded worm goby
Local/Bangla Name: Dari chewya (দাড়ি চেউয়া), Chewya mach (চেউয়া মাছ)
Photo: Hanyang Ye (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
Body is elongated and sub-cylindrical at the front, transitioning to a compressed form on the sides and posteriorly. Eyes are notably small. The dorsal and anal fins are formed by skin while the pectoral fins are short. Both the fins and the body exhibit a coloration of pinkish fins and a blackish-brown body. There are 6 dorsal spines with a range of 43-49 dorsal soft rays and a single anal spine. Anal soft rays range from 42-47.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in the Meghna and Dakatia rivers near Chandpur.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
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.
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