Pomadasys maculatus - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793)

Synonym: Anthias maculatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Saddle Grunt, Blotched Grunt, Spotted Grunter

Local/Bangla Name: Guti datina (গুটি দাতিনা)

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Haemulidae

Description:

D1 VIII/14; D2 absent; P1 2+14; P2 I/5; A III/7. Body color silvery white, nape and back with series of incomplete variable cross bars on upper half of body; spinous dorsal fin large with black blotch; caudal fin dusky distally. Body compressed; head and dorsal profile convex; mouth small and slightly oblique; narrow bands of small pointed teeth in the jaws. Dorsal and anal fin spines strong; caudal fin emarginated. Scales ctenoid, moderate; present on head excluding snout. Lateral line slightly arched.

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh

Environment:

Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)

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.

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

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Nahar N, Rashed M, Neogi AK, Russell B (2021) Grunts (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Haemulidae) of Bangladesh with two new distributional records from the northern Bay of Bengal assessed by morphometric characters and DNA barcoding. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 51(3): 299–309. https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.51.67043

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

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: MK340692 MK340693 MT374170 MF588664 MF588665 < haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MK988526.1'' target=''_blank''>MK988526,< haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MN458364.1'' target=''_blank''>MN458364,< haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MH230986.1'' target=''_blank''>MH230986,< haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MH429346.1'' target=''_blank''>MH429346,< haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MK995076.1'' target=''_blank''>MK995076