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Scientific Name: Trachinotus baillonii (Lacepède, 1801)
English Name: Small spotted Dart, Baillon’s Dart
Local/Bangla Name: Anjupuli (অনজুপুলি)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The dorsal fin lobe is less extended than the anal fin lobe and the pelvic fins are relatively short. The sides exhibit 1–5 petite black spots, each usually equivalent to or smaller than the diameter of the eye with half of the spot located below the lateral line. The caudal, second dorsal and anal fins appear grey to black with the lobes typically being darker. Pectoral fins are generally pale to dusky yellow, while pelvic fins are of a pale yellow to orange-yellow color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
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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