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Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)
English Name: Great barracuda
Local/Bangla Name: Boro dharkuta (বড় দারকুটা), Darkuta (দারকুটা)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Description:
The maxilla extends at least to the anterior margin of the eye. There are no gill rakers on the 1st gill arch. Both the upper and lower gill arch have rough platelets without distinct spines. Caudal fin is forked in small juveniles and double emarginate in adults with 75–87 pored lateral line scales. Adult individuals exhibit a dusky silver color, appearing bluish-black dorsally with approximately 20 oblique dark bars on the upper half of the body that do not extend across the lateral line. Caudal fin is black with white tips and there may be some black blotches on the underside of the posterior body. Juveniles display a series of large dark blotches irregularly arranged on the sides of the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main 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.
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.
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.
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