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Scientific Name: Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
English Name: Blue-barred parrotfish
Local/Bangla Name: Nil tiya machh (নীল টিয়া মাছ)
Labcode: F1707SM-46
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Description:
This species features 6 median predorsal scales, 3 rows of scales on the cheek, and typically 15 pectoral fin rays. In the initial phase, it displays 4–5 diffuse dark bars on a yellow body. In the terminal phase, the coloration changes to bluish green with salmon-pink scale margins. There is a broad, irregular green band extending from the corner of the mouth across the lower part of the head, connected with two blue-green bands on the chin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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