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Scientific Name: Pempheris malabarica Cuvier, 1831
English Name: Malabar sweeper
Local/Bangla Name: Dhangor macch (ধাঙ্গর মাছ)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pempheridae
Description:
D-VI, 9; P1-18; P2-1, 5; A-III, 43; C-17-20. Branchiostegal Rays: 7. Colour orangish to reddish copper, the scales rimmed with silvery white, very narrowly dorsally, broader on ventral half of body, resulting in a striped pattern; median fins orangish red, dorsal indistinctly bordered by blackish, most evident at the tip; posterior margin of caudal fin slightly and narrowly blackish; margin of anal fin usually slightly blackish anteriorly; base of pectoral fin a little darker than adjacent chest, but not as a distinct spot. Body very deep origin of dorsal fin, strongly tapering to narrow caudal peduncle. Base of anal fin very long. Lateral-line scales. Caudal fin forked.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef-associated)
Main References:
Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.
Other References:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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