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Scientific Name: Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797)
Synonym: Chaetodon canaliculatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: White-spotted spinefoot, White-spotted Rabbitfish
Local/Bangla Name: Shada phot bishkatali (সাদাফোঁট বিশকাটালি), Swet khorgosh (শ্বেত খরগোশ), Bishkatali ( বিশকাটালি), Mousumi mach (মৌসুমি মাছ)
Labcode: F1703sb-01
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Siganidae
Description:
D1 I+XIII/10; D2 absent; P1 15; P2 II/3; A VII/9. Color of body silver-grey
above and silvery below; nape and upper surface of head olive-green; head
and body with pearly white round or oval spots, some are elongate; a black
patch below origin of lateral line; soft dorsal and anal fins slightly dusky. Body
elongate; spines slender and pungent. Head profile slightly concave above
eyes. Pectoral shorter than head. Caudal fin forked in adults, emarginated in
young. Scale minute.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
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
