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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)
Jarbua Terapon, Three striped Tiger fish, Terapon Perch, Crescent Perch - Gog Barguni (গগ বরগুনি), Terapon (টেরাপন), Barguni (বরগুনি), Ghogho mach (ঘঘমাছ) - Terapon jarbua - Type: Bonyfish

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, Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; catadromous)
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:

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

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF611617 MF601449  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information