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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)
Painted Sweetlips - Rongin Thuta (রঙিন ঠুটা), Ronggin thutte (রঙিন ঠুট্টে), Sundori oda mach (সুন্দরী ওডা মাছ) - Diagramma pictum - Type: Bonyfish

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)
Main References:

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Nahar N, Rashed M, Neogi AK, Russell B (2021) Grunts (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Haemulidae) of Bangladesh with two new distributional records from the northern Bay of Bengal assessed by morphometric characters and DNA barcoding. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 51(3): 299–309. https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.51.67043

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

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.

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.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MK340608 MK340609   MT379897
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information