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Scientific Name: Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym: Echeneis fusca (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Live Sharksucker, Shark sucker
Local/Bangla Name: Shoshok Mach (শোষক মাছ), Hangar chat (হাঙ্গর চাট)
Labcode: F1803SM-22
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Echeneidae
Description:
The body is highly elongated with pointed pectoral fins. In young individuals, the caudal fin is lanceolate with elongated and filamentous middle rays. In adults, it becomes almost truncate. The typical coloration includes a dark longitudinal band on the sides, bordered with white. Juveniles exhibit white upper and lower margins on their fins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (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
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
