Native Animals
Drepane punctata
Batfish
Taxonomy
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Specific Epithetpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Common Name
- Agung-agung (Malay)
- Baharu-baharu (Malay)
- Batfish (English)
- Bebaru (Malay)
- Berbaharu (Malay)
- Buna (Malay)
- Daun Baharu (Malay)
- Daun Baru Bintik (Malay)
- Daun-baru Bintik (Malay)
- Dott Sicklefish (English)
- Drepane (English)
- Moon-fish (English)
- Paling (Malay)
- Sapi-sapi (Malay)
- Sapih-sapih (Malay)
- Sapihi (Malay)
- Sicklefish (English)
- Spotted Batfish (English)
- Spotted Moonfish (English)
- Spotted Sicklefish (English)
- Telinga Gajah (Malay)
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ResidentialNative
The taxonomic status is pending for approval
Description
Body of Spotted Sicklefish is oval and strongly compressed; highly protrusible mouth that is forming a downward-pointing tube when protruded; rounded or bluntly wedgeshaped caudal fin; elongate and falciform pectoral fins and large adults with a bump or bony knob on interorbital region, a result of hyperostosis of frontal bones. Its body is generally silvery with a greenish tinge on upper half of body and it occurs in inshore habitats such as sand or mud bottoms, reefs and estuaries. This species feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Structure
Body
2D Shape
Compressiform
Caudal Fin
Type
Rounded
Specimen
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;
References
Book
- Ambak, M.A., Mansor, M.I., Zakaria, M.Z. & Mazlan, A.G. (2010). Fishes of Malaysia. Penerbit UMT, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. pp. 334.
- Chin, P.K. (1998). Marine Food Fishes and Fisheries of Sabah. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. pp. 280.
- Kimura, S., Satapoomin, U. & Matsuura, K. (2009). Fishes of Andaman Sea : West Coast of Southern Thailand. National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan. pp. 346.
- Matsunuma, M., Motomura, H., Matsuura, K., Shazili, N.A.M. & Ambak, M.A. (2011). Fishes of Terengganu: East Coast of Malay Peninsula, Malaysia. National Museum of Nature and Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Kagoshima Universiti Museum, Malaysia. pp. ix+251.
- Yean Pong, Lui, Phaik Ean, Chee & Yeap, T.S. (1994). Major Commercial Marine Fishes of Malaysia. Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 113.
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- Yusri, A., Hamdan, J. & Abdul Rahman, A.M. (2010). Ikan Laut Malaysia: Glosari Nama Sahih Spesis Ikan . Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 290.
Checklist
- Check List of Marine Fishes of the Southeast Asian Region (1996)
Online
- Marine Fishes Identification, Department of Fisheries Malaysia. Department of Fisheries Malaysia. Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://www.dof.gov.my/
- World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved February 07, 2017, from http://www.marinespecies.org
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D.FishBase. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://www.fishbase.org
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Heng Pooi San, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mr. Mohamad Shafiq Hafizee Bin Mohd Azali, Mrs. Noratikah Binti Ab. Manaf, Ms. Norli Fauzani Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nursyafiqa Madzlen, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Species Citation :- Drepane punctata. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/26451. [Retrieved 25 March 2023].
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