Morphometric and Meristic Features of Pomadasys argyreus from South-west Regions of Bangladesh.

Abstract: The silver grunt, Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes,1833) is a very popular marine, brackish  fish species under the family, Haemulidae.. The study on morphometric and meristic characters in fishes is important for the differentiation of taxonomic units and are able to spot differences between fish population. This study aims to estimate the morphometric and meristic features of P. argyreus from the south- west regions of  Bangladesh. A total of 50 individuals were collected from Kuakata area during January to June, 2023 randomly. The analysis of data using z test determines whether it is true P. argyreus species or not. The results of morphometric and meristic features show similarities with their standard value. There are no significant differences between ( p > 0.05 ) for all characters. So, it is a true P. argyreus species. The results of our study is supportive to analyze the actual morphometric and meristic features of P. argyreus  in the marine and coastal water south-west regions of Bangladesh.

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