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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:
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
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
