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Scientific Name: Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
English Name: Indian goatfish
Local/Bangla Name: Tota bata (তোতা বাটা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mulliformes
Family: Mullidae
Description:
Fin Formula: D 1 – Vlll; D 2- 9; P 1 – 16; P 2-l, 5; A-I, 7; C-18. Branchiostegal Rays: 3. Colour of body brownish-white above and silvery white below; a horizontally elongated yellow spot on middle of back centered on lateral line; a black spot posteriorly on caudal peduncle; upper part of head with light blue lines; fins hyaline. Barbels extending slightly behind hind margin of preoperculum.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef-associated)
Other References:
Naznin MM, Baki MA, Hossain MM, Datta SK, Ahmed MS (2020) Twelve new records of Coral associated fish from the Saint Martin’s island based on morphometric and molecular approaches. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(2), 253-262.
