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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)
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
Other References:
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
