Scientific Name: Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

Synonym: Lutjanus diacanthus, Nibea diacanthus (enc) (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Black spotted croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Kala poa (কালা পোয়া), Kala datina (কালা দাতিনা), Tila poa (তিলা পোয়া)
Black spotted croaker - Kala poa (কালা পোয়া), Kala datina (কালা দাতিনা), Tila poa (তিলা পোয়া) - Protonibea diacanthus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 X+I/26; D2 absent; P1 17; P2 I/5; A II/7. Color brownish- grey , silvary bellow. Head glossed with purple. Fisn yellowish with black dots. 3-5 bars along the sides. Many small black spots on upper half of the body. Sleender body, large sized. Head bluntly pointed. Mouth size modarate, teeth villiform on both jaws.Caudal fin rhomboid
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main 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.

Other References:

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

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.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN083125 MN083090  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information