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Scientific Name: Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790
English Name: Big Eye Snapper, Rosy Snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Kholaddia machh (খলাদদিয়া মাছ), Boro Choukkha Koral (বড় চৌক্ষা কোরাল), Ranga chhoi (রাঙ্গা চৈ)
Labcode: F1710SM-32,F1710SM-33,F1711SM-03
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
The body is fusiform and slender, with a depth of 2.9–3.3 in SL. The dorsal fin has 10–12 spines and 12 soft rays. The preorbital bone is very narrow, much less than the eye diameter. Vomerine teeth are arranged in a triangular patch 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 24–26 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. The coloration features a yellowish or pale brown background, with a prominent dark yellow stripe along the sides from the tip of the snout, through the eye, to the caudal fin. The fins are pale yellow to whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (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.
