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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)
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)
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, Bangladesh, 485 p.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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