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Scientific Name: Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonym: Sciaena fulviflamma (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Dory snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Rashori (রাশোরি), Holuddora rangachoir (হলুদডোরা রাঙ্গাচইর)
Labcode: F0416SM-96(21)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
The preorbital bone is about equal in width to the eye diameter or slightly less. The vomerine tooth patch on the roof of the mouth is triangular, with a medial posterior extension, and the tongue has a patch of granular teeth. Scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line, and there are 16–19 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. The coloration includes a brown back and upper sides, with whitish or light brown lower sides. There is a series of 6–7 yellow stripes on the sides, and the fins are yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
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
