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Scientific Name: Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
English Name: Singular bannerfish
Local/Bangla Name: Projapati machh (প্রজাপতি মাছ), Nishan projapoti (নিশান প্রজাপতি)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Description:
The fish is a blackish bannerfish distinguished by a prominent bony horn-like protrusion on its head. It exhibits two broad dark diagonal bands on either side of a diffuse whitish to greyish band along the body. Additionally, there is a white band located on the head behind the eye. The soft dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins are yellow, while the anal fin is black.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
Tomascik T (1997) Management Plan for Coral Resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). National Conservation Strategy Implementation Project-1: Management plan for coral resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh. 126.
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