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Scientific Name: Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonym: Sciaena argentea, Pomadasys hasta (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Silver Grunt
Local/Bangla Name: Rupali datina (রুপালী দাতিনা), Tila datina (তিলা দাতিনা), Datina (দাতিনা)
Silver Grunt - Rupali datina (রুপালী দাতিনা), Tila datina (তিলা দাতিনা), Datina (দাতিনা) - Pomadasys argenteus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Balaram Mahalder (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Haemulidae
Description:
D1 XII/14; D2 absent; P1 I/16; P2 I/5; A III/7. Color of body silver-mauve above and white below; plain or scattered charcoal scale spots on back and upper sides; Spots only on body, absent on head and snout; snout is dark brown; operculum charcoal or purplish. Body ovate; head profile almost straight. Mouth small; lips not thickened;
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN083112  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information