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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, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

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, 485 p.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p. 2019

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

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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