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Scientific Name: Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830)

Synonym: Pomacentrus pavo perspicillatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: White Damsel
Local/Bangla Name: Aphoo (আফো)
White Damsel - Aphoo (আফো) - Dischistodus perspicillatus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Fishes of Australia

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Description:
The fish has a light body and fins, with three black patches on the upper body in adults and two black bars in juveniles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

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, 485 p.

Other References:

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

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

Dischistodus perspicillatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Nov 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/353

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