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Scientific Name: Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
English Name: Big Eye Barracuda
Local/Bangla Name: Darkuta (দারকুটা)
Big Eye Barracuda - Darkuta (দারকুটা) - Sphyraena forsteri - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Phillip et al.(2022)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Description:
The fish has 6 dorsal spines, 9 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines and 9 anal soft rays. Its body is elongated and sub-cylindrical, covered in small cycloid scales. Head is long and pointed with a large horizontal mouth and the tip of the lower jaw protrudes. The intermaxilla is non-protractile and the preoperculum is broadly rounded. Lower limb of the first gill arch has spiny tubercles. The first dorsal fin originates opposite or before the tip of the pectoral fin with the first spine shorter than the second. The overall coloration is generally blackish above and silvery below.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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.

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, 485 p.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Tomascik T (1997) Management Plan for Coral Resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). National Conservation Strategy Implementation Project-1: Management plan for coral resources of Narikel Jinjira (St. Martin's Island). Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh. 126.

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