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Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus cookii (MacLeay, 1881)
English Name: Pinstripe cardinalfish, Cook’s cardinalfish
Local/Bangla Name: Dora Cardinal Mach (ডোরা কার্ডিনাল মাছ), Duiddya (দুইদ্দ্যা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Description:
It has 6 dark brown stripes on lateral surface of the body. 3rd stripe beginning from upper eye and ends at middle of body (below second dorsal-fin origin). Fourth stripe (middle stripe) posteriorly reaching to a dusky spot on caudal-fin base which is sub-equal in size to pupil diameter. Fins sub translucent or a little tinged with red.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
