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Scientific Name: Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802)
Synonym: Lutjanus percula (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Orange Clownfish, Percula Clownfish
Local/Bangla Name: Parri Mach (পরী মাছ)
Photo: Mark Rosenstein(Fishes of Australia)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Description:
Amphiprion percula typically reaches a length of 8 cm but can grow up to 11 cm. It is characterized by three distinctive white lines on its bright orange body, with no color differentiation between genders. The first white bar is situated just behind the eye, the middle bar runs down the center of the fish, and the posterior bar is near the caudal fin, featuring an anterior projecting bulge. Black edging outlines each fin with varying thickness. The species has 10 spines in the first dorsal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main References:
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.
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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