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Scientific Name: Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonym: Chaetodon argus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spotted scat
Local/Bangla Name: Bishtara (বিশতারা), Chitra chanda (চিত্রা চাঁন্দা), Payra (পায়রা)
Labcode: F1812ME-03
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Scatophagidae
Description:
D1 XI/17; D 2 absent; P1 17; P 2 I/5; A IV/15. Body color dusky brown above
and silvery below; numerous large round brown spots on body except for
breast and belly, these spots may extend onto the soft dorsal fin; all fins
slightly dusky. Body quadrangular and strongly compressed; forehead steep.
Mouth small with brush like teeth. A procumbent spine present before dorsal
spine; dorsal fin notched; caudal truncate. Scales ctenoid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (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
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.
