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Scientific Name: Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)
English Name: Striped Poison-Fang blenny mimic
Local/Bangla Name: Not known
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Description:
The body is elongated but small and lacks scales. The snout profile is oblique and the interorbital space is slightly concave. Rays of the dorsal fin and anal fin are segmented and the caudal fin rays are unbranched. A post-temporal cirrus is present. The body is yellowish, featuring a broad dark band along the head and the lateral side. Above the dark band on the head and body, there are black dots. Dorsal fin base has dotted lines and black dots on the fin. The caudal fin is yellowish and lacks any dots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (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, Bangladesh, 485 p.
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