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Scientific Name: Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867)
English Name: Bay of Bengal hogfish
Local/Bangla Name: Chapta shukormukhi mach (চ্যাপ্টা শুকরমূখী মাছ)
Labcode: F1710SM-26 ,F1710SM-27
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Description:
D-XII, 10; P1-16; P2-1, 5; A-III, 12; C-16-20. Colour of body pale brownish orange shading to white posterior to a diagonal from font of abdomen to soft portion of dorsal fin; short brownish red streaks at base of pectoral fins and in soft portion of dorsal and anal fins; small brownish red spots at front of dorsal fin; caudal fin light brownish orange, the upper and lower margins narrowly brownish red. Body moderately deep; dorsal profile of head nearly straight, snout pointed; 4 strong canines situated anteriorly in each jaw; a large, curved canine present on each side of the rear of the upper jaw. Lateral line complete and smoothly curved.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
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.
