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Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonym: Diagramma cinctum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Crescent Sweetlips, Three band Sweetlips
Local/Bangla Name: Datina (দাতিনা), Tin dagi (তিন দাগী)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Description:
The fish has dorsal-fin rays numbering XII, 15-16; anal-fin rays III, 7; and pectoral-fin rays 17. The chin is naked and often swollen with age, and there is no antrorse spine. The caudal fin is rounded or lanceolate in juveniles, transitioning to truncate or emarginate in adults. The dorsal fin has XI or more spines and 14 to 22 soft rays, with 10 to 17 scales between the lateral line and dorsal-fin origin. The swimbladder lacks horn-like extensions anteriorly. The body features three diagonal dark bars.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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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