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Scientific Name: Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775
English Name: Horseshoe butterfly fish
Local/Bangla Name: Awsho khur projapoti (অশ্বক্ষুর প্রজাপতি)
Photo: Hamid Badar Osmany(fishBase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Description:
The distinguishing features of this species include the merging of the black band running up the rear of the body with the black dorsal fin margin and eye band, forming a horseshoe-shaped mark. Additionally, instead of black tail fin bands, there are reddish-brown bands, and the soft dorsal and anal fins in adults have a more pointed appearance.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.
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