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Scientific Name: Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonym: Sciaena hamrur  (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Moontail Bullseye
Local/Bangla Name: Ranga pori (রাঙ্গা পরী), Lal cokkha (লাল চোক্ষা), Sada leja pori (সাদা লেজা পরী)
Moontail Bullseye - Ranga pori (রাঙ্গা পরী), Lal cokkha (লাল চোক্ষা), Sada leja pori (সাদা লেজা পরী) - Priacanthus hamrur - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: NOT FOUND

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Description:
D1 X/14; D2 absent; P1 19; P2 I/5; A III/15. Body color red to purplish red, lighter below. Pelvic fins black or partly black, no spots but usually a dusky margin to dorsal, anal and caudal fins. Bars sometimes present on body. Body stocky and compressed: eyes large. Mouth oblique, the lower jaw prominent. Caudal fin feebly crescentic. Scales small.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

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.

Other 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.

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

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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 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.

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