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Scientific Name: Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Moonfish
Local/Bangla Name: Chan chanda (চাঁন চাঁন্দা), Mini mach (মিনি মাছ), Tek chanda (টেক চান্দা)
Labcode: F1612Sb-03, F1612Sb-02
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Menidae
Description:
D1 IV/44; D2 absent; P1 15; P2 I/5; A 32. Body color dark blue above and silvery white below; three rows of dark spots immediately above and below lateral line. Dorsal and caudal fin color dusky. Body highly compressed and disc like with sharp breast; mouth protrudes upwards with minute teeth; dorsal and anal fins very long and low, the rays are short; first two rays of ventral fin fused and elongate; scales small, barely visible.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (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, 485 p.
