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Scientific Name: Chanos chanos (Fabricius, 1775)
English Name: Milkfish
Local/Bangla Name: Milk fish ( মিল্ক ফিশ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Chanidae
Description:
Dorsal fin has 13–17 rays, while the anal fin has 8–11 rays. The scales are small and a lateral line is present. There are 2 dorsal spines with a total of 13-17 dorsal soft rays; 2 anal spines with 8-10 anal soft rays; and a total of 46 vertebrae. Body is elongate and somewhat compressed with a small, toothless mouth. Single dorsal fin is located about mid-level on the body and the pectoral fins are falcate while the caudal fin is large and deeply forked. There are no scutes on the belly and there are 4 branchiostegal rays. Body’s coloration is olive green dorsally, with silvery flanks and the unpaired fins have dark margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal pelagic, entering estuaries, rivers and lakes.
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (benthopelagic; amphidromous)
Main 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
Other References:
Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.
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