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Scientific Name: Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
English Name: Blackback Butterfly Fish
Local/Bangla Name: Projapati machh (প্রজাপতি মাছ)
Photo: flickr
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Description:
The fish has a whitish coloration encircled in yellow, featuring numerous diagonal black lines on its sides. Additionally, there is black coloring along the upper back, an eye bar, and a saddle on the caudal peduncle. The fins of this fish are yellow in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
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