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Scientific Name: Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Lunartail puffer, Rough golden toad fish, Green Puffer fish, blowfish, green rough-backed puffer
Local/Bangla Name: Sobuj potka (সবুজ পটকা), Rupali potka (রুপালি পটকা)
Labcode: F1602sb-63, F1602sb-63-2, F1602sb-63-3
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Description:
This fish is characterized by a broad patch of spinules dorsally on the head and body, extending from above the posterior edge of the nostrils to the origin of the dorsal fin. There is also a patch of spinules ventrally on the body, spanning from below the anterior edge of the eyes to below the tip of the pectoral fins. It has 16–17 pectoral fin rays, and its caudal fin is deeply emarginate. The coloration is grey dorsally without obvious dark markings, silvery on the side and ventrally, sometimes with a golden sheen on the lower side. The caudal fin is yellowish-grey on the upper half, while the lower half is bluish-white.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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.
Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.
