First record on the occurrence of long fingered gurnard Lepidotrigla longimana (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from Bangladesh

This study confirmed the presence of triglid fish Lepidotrigla longimana Li, (1981) for first time in Bangladesh waters. Four individuals this species were collected from Cox's Bazar (21.77 N 91.62 E) on 5 October 2018 as bycatch. The was taxonomically identified through traditional morphometric method which further validated by a molecular approach based partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences (DNA barcodes). body length is three times head and 4.1 height. Head 2.5 larger than snout 3.2 eye diameter. number scales lateral line 60. A smaller blue spot present inner side pectoral fin. average K2P distances COI sequence within 0.53. In Maximum likelihood (ML) tree, clustered together under single clade. Morphometric, meristic data thus L. longimana. J. Acad. Sci. 47(1); 29-32: June 2023