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Scientific Name: Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787)
Synonym: Chaetodon orbis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Orbfish, Round shaped fish,
Local/Bangla Name: Badur Machh (বাদুর মাছ), Hatir kan (হাতির কান), Kodal mach (কোদাল মাছ), Gol chanda (গোল চাঁন্দা)
Labcode: F1703sb-03,F1703Sb-03
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Description:
D1 I+IX/19; D 2 absent; P1 17; P 2 I/5; A II+I/15. Body silvery with 4 to 5
vertical bands on body from dorsal fins almost to belly. Soft dorsal have
margins, anal, pelvic and caudal fins dusky black. Body strongly compressed,
rounded in shape. Mouth small not protractile. Pectoral fins short and rounded.
Scales smooth; operculum covered with scales almost to its ventral edge.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
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.
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
