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Scientific Name: Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonym: Serranus vitta (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Brownstripe red snapper
Local/Bangla Name: Badamidagi ranga chhoi (বাদামীদাগী রাঙ্গা চৈ))
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Description:
Preorbital width approximately matches the eye diameter; the vomerine tooth patch is triangular, featuring a posterior extension or diamond shape; the tongue has a granular tooth patch; scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line; and there are 15–19 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch.In terms of coloration, the back and upper sides are brown, while the lower sides and belly are whitish or pink. There are narrow longitudinal brown lines on the sides. Juveniles additionally exhibit an oval black spot positioned in the middle of the stripe below the last dorsal fin spine.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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