An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 297329 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 65429756-07df-406f-a2d0-cba02bf2bfe1 2581-8686 10913757 6. Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) Bluntnose lizardfish (Figure 7) Material examined : 1 ex, 10.02.12, Mohana, Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/ F2287. Description : Body elongate and tubular. Mouth very oblique; snout short. A series of longitudinal stripes, alternating blue and yellow cover back and sides; belly pale yellow or gold. A large, dark, oblique spot at upper corner of gill cover. Distal parts of dorsal and caudal fins dusky; other fins pale yellowish. Distribution : Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters with the exception of the eastern Pacific and the northeast Atlantic north of Cape Blanc, Africa. Remarks : The fish is minor commercial important. Size: 40 cm .