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Scientific Name: Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800)
English Name: Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, Barred Mackerel, Commersion’s mackerel, King Mackerel
Local/Bangla Name: Dora maittya (ডোরা মাইট্টা), Champa (চম্পা), Bom maitta (বম মাইট্টা), Surma (সুরমা), Folkhamaitta (ফলখামাইট্টা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Description:
D1 XVI; D2 16+9; P1 21; P2 I/5; A 17+9. Color of head and body bluish silver dorsally, silvery-white ventrally. Many vertical dark bars presents on body. Body elongate, strongly compressed. Upper jaw reaching to or extending slightly beyond posterior margin of eye. Teeth on jaws strong with finely serrated edge. Caudal peduncle with a large lateral keel and caudal-fin base with 2 small keels. Two dorsal fins scarcely separated. Pectoral fins short, pointed. Body covered with small scales.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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