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Scientific Name: Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonym: Sciaena fulviflamma (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Dory snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Rashori (রাশোরি), Holuddora rangachoir (হলুদডোরা রাঙ্গাচইর)
Labcode: F0416SM-96(21)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
The preorbital bone is about equal in width to the eye diameter or slightly less. The vomerine tooth patch on the roof of the mouth is triangular, with a medial posterior extension, and the tongue has a patch of granular teeth. Scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line, and there are 16–19 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. The coloration includes a brown back and upper sides, with whitish or light brown lower sides. There is a series of 6–7 yellow stripes on the sides, and the fins are yellowish.
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
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
