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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)
Photo: ABR Lab
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
Other 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.
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.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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