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Scientific Name: Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790)
English Name: Five-lined snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Pach dora ranga chokkha (পাঁচ ডোরা রাঙ্গা চোক্ষা)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
The fish typically has a preorbital width less than the eye diameter, V-shaped vomerine teeth without a medial posterior extension, and a toothless tongue. Scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line, and there are 20–23 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. In terms of coloration, the upper part of the head is brownish, while the sides and belly are bright yellow. Additionally, there is a series of five bright blue stripes on the sides, and the fins are yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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