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Scientific Name: Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829
English Name: Largescaled Therapon, Banded Grunter, Large-Scaled banded grunter
Local/Bangla Name: Barguni (বরগুনি), Ghogho mach (ঘঘমাছ)
Labcode: F1708SM-02, F1709SM-10
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae
Description:
D1 XI+I/10; D2 absent; P1 15; P2 I/5; A III/9. Body dusky above, silvery below
with four horizontal dark stripes; spinous dorsal fin with prominent black blotch
on fin membranes between 3rd and 7th spines; soft anal fin with black blotch;
pelvic fins slightly dusky; caudal fin with three horizontal stripes; tip of upper
lobe black. Body compressed, slightly deep and oblong; maxilla reaching to
below 113m of eye; lateral line slightly arched; anal fin origin slightly in front of
the dorsal notch; caudal fin deeply emarginated
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (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, 485 p.
