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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)
Other References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
