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Scientific Name: Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792)
Synonym: Anthias johnii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: John’s Snapper, Red Snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Ranga choukhha (রাঙ্গা চৌক্ষা), Ranga choir (রাঙ্গা চইর), Jony ranga koi (জনি রাঙ্গা কৈ)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
D1 X/14; D2 absent; P1 16; P2 I/5; A III/8. Body color silvery green with a
distinct dark spot on each scale, appearing as longitudinal brown lines along
each scale row; a large black blotch usually present above lateral line. Dorsal,
anal and caudal fins dusky; pectoral and pelvic fins hyaline. Body oblong,
compressed and deep with convex dorsal profile and straight ventral profile;
mouth large, terminal and slightly protractile with thick lips; tongue with a
patch of granular teeth; fourth and fifth dorsal spines longest; caudal fin very
slightly concave. Scales fairly large; soft parts of dorsal and anal fins with a
scaly. sheath; longitudinal scale-rows above lateral line parallel to it and those
below lateral line horizonta.
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
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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
