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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:
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.
