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Scientific Name: Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
English Name: Muzzled blenny
Local/Bangla Name: Rani chiruni mach (রাণী চিরুনী মাছ)
Muzzled blenny - Rani chiruni mach (রাণী চিরুনী মাছ) - Omobranchus punctatus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Fishes of Australia

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Description:
The total number of dorsal spines is in the range of 11 to 13 with a total of 19-24 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines and 20-26 anal soft rays. Head lacks cirri and a crest. The lower end of the gill opening aligns with the upper margin of the pectoral fin. There are predominantly 8 sensory pores in the infraorbital canal and 3 in the interorbital canal. The lateral line typically consists of 7 to 11 segments. Horizontal stripes on the body are clearly visible in males but somewhat indistinct in females.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Sharifuzzaman SM, Fuad MTI, Rubby IA, Chowdhury MSN, Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR (2021) Preliminary report on tidepool fish diversity from a rocky shore in the Bay of Bengal. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 43:101698.

Other References:

Akash M, Sultana M, Palash A, Urmy NJ (2018) On surveying the rocky tidal habitats of St Martin’s Island: Bangladesh gets nine new species, eight new genera and two new families. Conference book of the 21st National Conference and AGM-2018, Zoological Society of Bangladesh, 98–99.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

Bray DJ (2022) Omobranchus punctatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4747

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