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Scientific Name: Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1839)
English Name: Bigeye ilisha
Local/Bangla Name: Borocokha ilish (বড়চোখা ইলিশ), Choukka (চৌক্কা)
Photo: FishBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
The body depth is 2.6–3.6 times the standard length (SL). The maxilla lacks a distinct lobe on its edge and there is no toothed hypomaxilla. The swim bladder has a single long tube that extends posteriorly down the right side of the body cavity above the base of the anal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic-neritic; anadromous)
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.
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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