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Scientific Name: Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
English Name: Short-nosed tripo dfish, Hollow snouted tripodfish
Local/Bangla Name: Vota tin kata mach (ভোতা তিন কাটা মাছ), Pan Biri sigaret (পান বিড়ি সিগারেট), Tekathi (তেকাঠি), Bocha Sukura (বোঁচা সুকুরা), Shuijya (সুইজ্যা)
Short-nosed tripo dfish, Hollow snouted tripodfish - Vota tin kata mach (ভোতা তিন কাটা মাছ), Pan Biri sigaret (পান বিড়ি সিগারেট), Tekathi (তেকাঠি), Bocha Sukura (বোঁচা সুকুরা), Shuijya (সুইজ্যা) - Triacanthus biaculeatus - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-14

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthidae
Description:
D1 IV; D2 24; P1 14; P2 I; A 20. Color of dorsal of the body silvery light brown and ventral half silvery white; a large black blotch beneath spiny dorsal-fin base; soft dorsal and anal fins pale; pectoral and caudal fins yellow. Body oblong and compressed; snout concave; first dorsal spine strong and much longer than second spine. Pelvis not distinctly tapered to a point posteriorly. Dorsal profile of head from first dorsal-fin spine to above eye slightly convex. Caudal peduncle depressed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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

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.

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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF629719  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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