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Scientific Name: Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch, 1790)
English Name: Fourlined Terapon, Four-barred Grunt, Trumpeter Fish, Tigerfish Croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Barguni (বরগুনি)
Photo: FishBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae
Description:
The anal fin has 3 spines and 9–11 soft rays, with the 2nd anal spine subequal to the 3rd and shorter than the longest anal rays. The body is silvery grey dorsally and silvery white ventrally, with 4–6 narrow, dark brown stripes on the body. The spiny part of the dorsal fin and the area behind the gill opening have blotches, and the mouth and gill cavity appear red in life.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:
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.
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.
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