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Scientific Name: Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonym: Amphacanthus sutor (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Shoemaker spinefoot
Local/Bangla Name: Muchi khorgosh (মুচি খরগোশ)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Siganidae
Description:
The fish has a compressed and fairly slender body, with a depth measuring 2.2–2.6 times the standard length. The dorsal profile of the head is nearly a straight line. In juveniles, the caudal fin is emarginate, gradually changing to deeply forked in large individuals. In life, the coloration is olive to bronzy yellowish, with widely scattered bluish white spots on the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:
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.
Other References:
Naznin MM, Baki MA, Hossain MM, Datta SK, Ahmed MS (2020) Twelve new records of Coral associated fish from the Saint Martin’s island based on morphometric and molecular approaches. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(2), 253-262.
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