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Scientific Name: Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792)
Synonym: Perca picta, Plectorhinchus pictus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Painted Sweetlips
Local/Bangla Name: Rongin Thuta (রঙিন ঠুটা), Ronggin thutte (রঙিন ঠুট্টে), Sundori oda mach (সুন্দরী ওডা মাছ)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Description:
The fish exhibits a dorsal fin with 9-10 spines and 17-20 rays, an anal fin with 3 spines and 7 rays, and a pectoral fin with 16-17 rays. Notably, the second dorsal spine is much longer than the first. There are 20 to 25 scales between the lateral line and dorsal fin origin. The scales are small and ctenoid. The mouth is small, and the lips are thick.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.
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.
