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Scientific Name: Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801)
Synonym: Holocentrus fulvus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Blacktail snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo lenja choukhha (কালো লেঞ্জা চৌখা)
Labcode: F1709SM-14 ,F1709SM-14
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. Vomerine teeth on the roof of the mouth are arranged in a V-shaped patch without a medial posterior extension, and the tongue is toothless. Scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line. The anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays, and there are 16–20 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. The coloration includes a grey to brown back and sides, often with a series of narrow yellow or golden-brown stripes. The belly and underside of the head are whitish, and the caudal fin is blackish, while the dorsal and caudal fins have a narrow white border. The pelvic and anal fins are yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Habib KA, Islam MJ, Nahar N, Neiogi AK, Fraser TH, (2021) Three new records of cardinalfish (Apogonidiae) from the Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. J. Ichthyol., 61(4) (In press).
