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Scientific Name: Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym: Ostracion cubicus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Yellow box fish, Yellow trunk fish
Local/Bangla Name: Bakshaw machh ( বাক্স মাছ)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Description:
The fish lacks dorsal spines but has 8-9 dorsal soft rays and no anal spines with 9 anal soft rays. It possesses 10 caudal fin rays. In terms of coloration, juveniles are bright yellow with black spots, and as they grow, the spots decrease proportionately, and the bright yellow color turns into a dirty mustard color. In large adults, the coloration becomes bluish with yellowish seams between the plates.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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, 485 p.
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