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Scientific Name: Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
English Name: Starry Puffer, Starry Puffer fish, Starry Blow fish
Local/Bangla Name: Chita Potka (চিতা পটকা), Badami potka (বাদামি পটকা)
Starry Puffer, Starry Puffer fish, Starry Blow fish - Chita Potka (চিতা পটকা), Badami potka (বাদামি পটকা) - Arothron stellatus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Uddin et al_2022 (DoF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Description:
The fish has a nasal organ with 2 bifid tentacles and a single lateral line on the side of the body. It possesses small spinules on the head and body, excluding the top of the snout, base of fins, and side of the caudal peduncle, with the spinules being most evident ventrally.In terms of coloration, adults are white with small black spots on the head, body, and caudal fin, with the largest spots found on the pectoral fin base and around the gill opening. Juveniles display a yellow to orange hue with small black spots, and the abdomen has broad, irregular, oblique black bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main 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

Other 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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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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