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Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Description:
The fish’s lips are fleshy, and the chin has 6 pores but lacks a median pit. The anal fin consists of 3 spines and 8 soft rays. On the first gill arch, there are 18–21 gill rakers.
In terms of coloration, adults are whitish with numerous large black spots on the body, nape, and soft portions of median fins. Juveniles exhibit 4 (or probably 5 when smaller) dark stripes, each more than half the orbit diameter in width, which gradually break up into spots as they grow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (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.
