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Scientific Name: Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829
English Name: Obtuse barracuda, Yellowtail barracuda, Striped barracuda
Local/Bangla Name: Choto darkuta (ছোট দারকুটা), Darkuta (দারকুটা), Choto dheki mach (ছোট ঢেঁকি মাছ)
Obtuse barracuda, Yellowtail barracuda, Striped barracuda - Choto darkuta (ছোট দারকুটা), Darkuta (দারকুটা), Choto dheki mach (ছোট ঢেঁকি মাছ) - Sphyraena obtusata - Type: Bonyfish

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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Description:
Maxilla does not extend below the anterior margin of the eye. The 1st gill arch has two prominent gill rakers. Caudal fin is forked without a pair of lobes at the posterior margin. The tips of the pectoral fins extend beyond the origin of the 1st dorsal fin. There are 78–85 pored lateral line scales. The head and body are dark green dorsally while the underside is silvery white. The body features two faint yellowish-brown longitudinal stripes. Anal and pelvic fins are transparent. The pectoral fin is dusky with a dark margin at the base. Caudal fin is yellow with a greenish tint near the base and the entire margin is dusky.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

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.

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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