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Scientific Name: Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860)
English Name: Whipfin ponyfish
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba pakhna tek chanda (লম্বা পাখনা টেক চাঁন্দা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Description:
Fin Formula: D-VIII, 16; P1-17; P2-1, 5; A-III, 14; C-22
Colour of body brownish silver dorsally, brilliant silvery-white ventrally; irregular oblique dark lines dorsolaterally on body. Yellow spot midle on body. Anal, dorsal and caudal fins yellow margine. Body oblong, somewhat elongate, compressed; dorsal and ventral profiles similarly convex. Mouth protruding downwards, with small slender teeth on both jaws. Cheek naked; breast completely scaled laterally with narrow naked area ventrally. Second dorsal fin spine distinctly elongated, filamentous.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated)
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