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Scientific Name: Scyris indica (Rüppell, 1830)
Synonym: Alectis indica (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Indian Threadfish, Indian Thread Finned Trevally, Thread Fin Scades, Diamond Trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Pekhom mouri (পেখম মৌরি)
Labcode: F1707SM-40
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
It has deep body and that becomes more elongated and highly compressed as it grows. The profile of the head and nape is somewhat angular and the suborbital depth is relatively broad. Pectoral fins are falcate and longer than the head. There are 21–26 lower gill rakers and sometimes anal fin rays may be filamentous even in adults. The predominant coloration is mostly silvery with a dusky green tint dorsally. Juveniles have dark bars on the body. Dorsal fin is pale with dusky leading edges at the tips of the rays while the anal fin is pale yellow and the caudal fin is dusky green.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal waters throughout the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other References:
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.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 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.
