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Scientific Name: Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonym: Sparus berda (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Goldsilk seabream, Ornate emperor
Local/Bangla Name: Sada datina (সাদা দাতিনা), Jati datina (জাতি দাতিনা), Raja datina (রাজা দাতিনা), Kalo datina (কালো দাতিনা)
Goldsilk seabream, Ornate emperor - Sada datina (সাদা দাতিনা), Jati datina (জাতি দাতিনা), Raja datina (রাজা দাতিনা), Kalo datina (কালো দাতিনা) - Acanthopagrus berda - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sparidae
Description:
D1 XI/10; D2 absent; P1 15; P2 I/5; A III/7. Color grey above, silvery white below; dorsal and anal fins with dusky markings; soft dorsal, anal and ventral fins blackish; pectoral fins yellow. Body fairly deep and compressed; head large rather pointed; scales large; inter-orbital without scales; second anal spine distinctly longer than third spine; caudal fin forked.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Sakib MN, Brishti PS, Neogi AK (2023) DNA barcoding of reef‐associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), e10641.

Baki MA, Saha S, Chakraborty S, Sehrin S, Sarker A, Habib KA (2017) New records of 26 species of coral associated fish from coral ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. In 20th international biennial conference and annual general meeting.

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.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MK340577 MK340578  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information