Scientific Name: Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Yellowstriped goatfish, Striped goatfish
Local/Bangla Name: Holdedagi chagol mach (হলদে দাগি সাগল মাছ)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Mullidae
Description:
There are 25–29 total gill rakers on the 1st gill arch and 15–17 rays in the pectoral fin. The body features 4–5 yellow or pale brown lateral stripes with the longest mid-lateral stripe extending from the eye to the caudal fin base and the lowermost stripe running from the pectoral fin base to the caudal fin base. The stripes on the mid-body connect to oblique bars on the caudal fin. The barbels are white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
References:
Saha S et al. (2018) New records of two Lutjanus species (Teleostei: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) with re-description of six lutjanids from Saint Martin's Island of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology. 46: 239-253. 2018
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