Scientific Name: Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Jarbua Terapon, Three striped Tiger fish, Terapon Perch, Crescent Perch
Local/Bangla Name: Gog Barguni (গগ বরগুনি), Terapon (টেরাপন), Barguni (বরগুনি), Ghogho mach (ঘঘমাছ)
Labcode: F1612Sb-109,F1611sb-50
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae
Description:
D1 X+I/10; D2 absent; P1 13; P2 I/5; A III/8. Body color silvery with 3 to 4
curved dark brown stripes; spinous dorsal fin with black blotch between 3rd
and 6th spine; anterior and posterior tips of dorsal black; caudal fin with three
horizontal stripes. Body slightly compressed; jaws with strong conical teeth in
outer row; spinous part of dorsal fin strongly arched and deeply notched; 3 to
5 large spines at angle of pre-operculum; lower spine very long.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
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.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
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.
