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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:
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.
