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Scientific Name: Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905
English Name: Sawtooth barracuda
Local/Bangla Name: Korat dati dharkuta ( করাত দাঁতি দারকুটা ), Dheki mach (ঢেঁকি মাছ)
Labcode: F1708SM-01
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Description:
There are no gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. Both the upper and lower gill arch have rough platelets lacking distinct spines. Caudal fin is forked and in large adults, there are two indistinct lobes at the posterior margin. There are 123–136 pored lateral line scales. Body has about 15 dark chevron-shaped bars crossing the lateral line. The dorsal, caudal and upper part of the pectoral fins are dusky while the pelvic and anal fins are white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.
