Scientific Name: Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Doublespotted Queenfish, White Fish, Blacktip Leatherskin
Local/Bangla Name: Duifota chapa maitta (দুইফোঁটা চাপা মাইট্টা)
Labcode: F1711SM-22
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The body is highly compressed, lacking scutes and caudal peduncle grooves with 21–27 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. The scales on the midbody below the lateral line are partially embedded and sharply lanceolate. In terms of coloration, adults exhibit a double series of 6–8 dusky roundish blotches both above and below the lateral line. The distal half of the dorsal fin lobe is heavily pigmented while the anal fin lobe appears white or pale yellow. In larger individuals, the interradial membrane of several anterior rays may be black.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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.
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
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