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Scientific Name: Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830
English Name: Smalltooth emperor
Local/Bangla Name: Rani datina (রানী দাতিনা)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Description:
The fish has a body depth of 2.9–3.4 in SL, with a snout length about 1.8–2.3 in head length. It possesses conical lateral teeth in the jaws, with 4½ scale rows between the lateral line and the base of the middle dorsal fin spines. The inner surface of the pectoral fin base and cheeks is scaleless. In terms of color, the body is grey or brown with scattered irregular dark blotches on the sides. The fins are pale or orangish, and juveniles exhibit an indistinct cross band and a dark blotch between the lateral line and the middle of the pectoral fins. There are usually 8 vertical bands present on the upper half of the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.
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