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Scientific Name: Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846
English Name: Purple-Spotted Bigeye, Spotfins Bullseye
Local/Bangla Name: Pori mach (পরী মাছ)
Labcode: F1912SM-06
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Description:
The fish has a moderately deep, elongate, and laterally compressed body. It possesses an anal fin with 3 spines and 12–14 soft rays. There are 40–50 vertical scale rows, counted diagonally from the dorsal fin origin to the anus. The coloration includes a body, head, and iris of the eye in shades of pink to reddish or silvery white with pink tinges. The fins exhibit a pinkish color, and the pelvic fins are characterized by small deep purple to inky black spots in the membranes, with 1 or 2 larger spots in the connective membrane to the belly.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (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
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
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