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Scientific Name: Lethrinus crocineus Smith, 1959
English Name: Yellowtail emperor
Local/Bangla Name: Boro choyka (বড় চয়কা), Holudleja choyka (হলুদলেজা চয়কা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family: Lethrinidae
Description:
Fin Formula: D-X, 9; P1-13; P2-1, 5; A-III, 8; C-18Branchiostegal Rays: 6Colour of body or yellowish, base of scales sometimes black; head brown; fins pale or yellowish, the edge of the dorsal fin reddish or yellowish. Body fairly deep, dorsal profile near eye nearly straight; snout moderately short; snout angle relative to the upper jaw; interorbital space convex; posterior nostril an oblong longitudinal opening, closer to orbit than to anterior nostril or about halfway between orbit and anterior nostril; eye situated close or relatively removed from dorsal profile. Inner surface of pectoral fin densely covered with scales; posterior angle of operculum fully scaled or sometimes with a wide scaleless area. Caudal fin forked.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated)
Other References:
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
