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Scientific Name: Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
English Name: Masked trigger fish
Local/Bangla Name: Choddobeshi pistol Mach (ছদ্মবেশি পিস্তল মাছ), Shorol ( সরল)
Labcode: F1803SM-39
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Description:
The fish has 3 dorsal spines and 27-31 dorsal soft rays, while it lacks anal spines and has 24-28 anal soft rays. Juveniles are sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes. Adult males display an oblique yellow band extending from the corner of the mouth backward and another band under the chin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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.
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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