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Scientific Name: Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
Synonym: Sparus japonicus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Japanese Threadfin Bream, Pink Perch
Local/Bangla Name: Rupban (রুপবান), Lal mach (লাল মাছ)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Nemipteridae
Description:
D1 VII/9; D2 absent P115; P2 I/5; A III/7. Body color rosy above and below
silvery; brown saddle present on top on head; 1 to 3 longitudinal yellow
streaks above lateral line, 7 to 9 below, and a yellow band along belly; a
bright orange blotch near origin of lateral line. Dorsal fin rosy; anal fin milky
white, wavy, yellow lines. Body slightly compressed. Pectoral fins reaching to
or beyond level of origin of anal fin; upper lobe of caudal fin with moderately
long filament, about equal to head length. Caudal fin forked, its upper lobe
prolonged into a distinctive filament; no filaments in other fins. Scales fairly
large.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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.
