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Scientific Name: Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
English Name: Variegated lizardfish
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Description:
Colour of body brown to red markings dorsally on body, silvery white ventrally. A longitudinal series of reddish blotches along lateral midline. 7 black band like series on the caudal fin. Black spot on dorsal, pelvic and anal fins. Body sub-cylindrical, moderately elongate. Teeth on jaws not exposed when mouth closed; palatine teeth arranged in a single band on each side of the roof of the mouth. Nasal flap on anterior nostril short and triangular, cheek fully scaled posteriorly. Outermost ray of pelvic fin distinctly shorter than innermost ray. Adipose fin present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
