First record of the family Plesiopidae in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh coast

Abstract

The family Plesiopidae is reported for the first time from the marine waters of Saint Martin’s Island, Bay of Bengal Bangladesh coast based on the record of the species Plesiops coralicora (Bleeker, 1853). The findings added a new distributional range for this kingfish (roundhead family) from Northern Bay of Bengal and an important addition of ichthyofauna to marine fishes of Bangladesh.