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Scientific Name: Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Hilsa shad
Local/Bangla Name: Ilish (ইলিশ), Ilisha (ইলিশা)
Labcode: F1602sb-52-3, F1602sb-52, F1602sb-53-2
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
D1 3+15; D 2 absent; P1 1+14; P2 1+7; A 2+18. Back blue-green, flankssilvery; a series of black blotches along flanks which may disappear in large adults. Body fusiform, its depth a little greater than head length which is 27 to 32% of standard length; belly with fairly sharply keeled scutes. Upper jaw with a distinct median notch when seen from above. Top of head covered with thick skin. No teeth in jaws. Caudal fin as long as head.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic-neritic; anadromous)
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.
