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Scientific Name: Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonym: Johnius ruber (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Tiger toothed croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Lombu (লম্বু), Baghadati poa (বাঘাদাতি পোয়া), Dat poa (দাঁত পোয়া)
Tiger toothed croaker - Lombu (লম্বু), Baghadati poa (বাঘাদাতি পোয়া), Dat poa (দাঁত পোয়া) - Otolithes ruber - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-46

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 X+I/28; D2 absent; P1 17; P2 I/5; A II/7. Body silvery; color of anal, pectoral and ventral fins yellowish. Body elongate and slender; mouth large and terminal; lower jaw slightly projecting; inter-orbital space flat; opercle with two flat spines; no pores or barbels on chin; caudal fin rhomboid. Scales cycloid, but with a few ctenoid on lower part of hind end of body.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF621552  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information