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Scientific Name: Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830)

Synonym: Otolithus maculatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Blotched Tiger-toothed croaker, Spotted jew fish, Spotted croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Guti poa (গুটি পোয়া), Lombu (লম্বু), Tiger poa (টাইগার পোয়া)
Blotched Tiger-toothed croaker, Spotted jew fish, Spotted croaker - Guti poa (গুটি পোয়া), Lombu (লম্বু), Tiger poa (টাইগার পোয়া) - Pterotolithus maculatus - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1702sb38,F1702Sb-38

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 X+I/30; D 2 absent; P 1 17; P 2 I/5; A I/10. Color of body greyish above, silvery on flanks and belly, upper part of body and dorsal fin with numerous black patches. Body size large and slender species, with head profilee low and only slightly curved; mouth large and strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Caudal fin rhomboid. Scales cycloid and in very irregular rows; lateral line scales reaching to tip of caudal fin.
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.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF593301 MK024423  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information