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Scientific Name: Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Synonym: chelonodon patoca (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Milkspotted puffer
Local/Bangla Name: Shadaphota potka (সাদাফোটা পটকা), Dora potka (ডোরা পটকা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Description:
D1 10; D 2 absent; P1 17; P 2 absent; A 10. Color greenish-gray to brown on
back with large round to ovate white spots; a broad yellow band running
from chin to lower caudal-fin base. A patch of spinules on back from behind
interorbital nearly to dorsal fin and another on throat and abdomen. Nasal
organ in the form of a depression with slightly raised margin expanded before
and behind into a pair of elongate flaps.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (Reef associated fish)
Other 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
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.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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