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Scientific Name: Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Spot-fin porcupinefish, Spotted porcupine fish
Local/Bangla Name: Tilak Sojaru potka (তিলক সজারু পটকা), Sojaru potka (সজারু পটকা)
Spot-fin porcupinefish, Spotted porcupine fish - Tilak Sojaru potka (তিলক সজারু পটকা), Sojaru potka (সজারু পটকা) - Diodon hystrix - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1612Sb-193

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Description:
D1 12; D2 absent; P1 21; P2 absent; A 12. Body brownish dorsally with small black spots; fins yellowish with dark spots. Body flabby; eyes large; head and body with long pointed spines; no downward pointed spine below eye; no barbels on chin. Pectoral fins broad. Caudal fin rounded.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF594615  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information