Psettodes bennettii - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Psettodes bennettii Steindachner, 1870

Synonym: Psettodes bennettii(unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Spiny turbot

Local/Bangla Name: Not known

Photo: Federico Ghiazza (FishBase)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Carangiformes

Family: Psettodidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Coastal regions of Bangladesh

Environment:

Marine

References:

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

Shamsunnahar S, Baki MA, Sarker A, Begum MH, Zafaria A, Islam NN, Ahmed MS (2017) Short Communication New record of Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps from the coastal region of Bangladesh. Ocean Life, 1(1), 11–13.

Baki MA, Saha S, Chakraborty S, Sehrin S, Sarker A, Habib KA (2017) New records of 26 species of coral associated fish from coral ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. In 20th international biennial conference and annual general meeting.

iNaturalist (2008) Psettodes bennettii. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 28 October 2025

Scientific Name: Psettodes bennettii Steindachner, 1870

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