Annotated checklist of ponyfishes (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) from Bangladesh, the northern Bay of Bengal

Information on the taxonomy of ponyfishes (Leiognathidae Gill 1893) from Bangladesh was hitherto inadequate and details of some species were lacking. Based on specimens, the present study reports 12 species of ponyfishes from the coasts of Bangladesh with short descriptions of their diagnostic chara...

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Published in:Journal of fish biology 2021-12, Vol.99 (6), p.2044-2051
Main Authors: Sharifuzzaman, S.M., Rubby, Istiuk Ahammed, Habib, Kazi Ahsan, Kimura, Seishi, Rasid, Md. Harun, Islam, Md. Jayedul, Neogi, Amit Kumer, Hossain, M. Shahadat
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bangladesh
Bay of Bengal
Bays
Check lists
Checklist
Fishes
Geographical distribution
Leiognathidae
marine fish
Marine fishes
new record
New records
Perciformes
Species
Species checklists
Taxonomy
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Summary:Information on the taxonomy of ponyfishes (Leiognathidae Gill 1893) from Bangladesh was hitherto inadequate and details of some species were lacking. Based on specimens, the present study reports 12 species of ponyfishes from the coasts of Bangladesh with short descriptions of their diagnostic characters. Six of these species, Aurigequula longispina (Valenciennes 1835), Deveximentum megalolepis (Mochizuki & Hayashi 1989), Equulites leuciscus (Günther 1860), Eubleekeria rapsoni (Munro 1964), Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita & Iwatsuki 2000 and Karalla daura (Cuvier 1829), constitute the first records in Bangladesh. The present specimens of D. megalolepis represent the westernmost distribution of this species in the Indo‐Pacific region.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/jfb.14890