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Scientific Name: Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1829)
English Name: Savalani hairtail, Ribbon-Fish
Local/Bangla Name: Savala churi (সাভালা ছুরি), Choto churi (ছোট ছুরি), Sada churi mach (সাদা ছুরি মাছ)
Savalani hairtail, Ribbon-Fish - Savala churi (সাভালা ছুরি), Choto churi (ছোট ছুরি), Sada churi mach (সাদা ছুরি মাছ) - Lepturacanthus savala - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1611Sb-149, F1611sb-105

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Description:
D1 145; D2 absent; P1 12; P2 absent. Color of body steely blue with metallic reflections, becoming silvery gray after death. Body extremely elongate and compressed, ribbon-like; mouth large, lower jaw projecting; teeth strong, fanglike in front of upper jaw. Anal fin reduced to a separate spines; ventral and caudal fin absent; post anal scute prominent and dagger-like. Scale minute.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF594612  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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