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Scientific Name: Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934)

Synonym: Carangoides hedlandensis (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Bumpnose Trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Nakfula Mouri (নাকফুলা মৌরি), Mouri (মৌরি ), Uchunak mouri (উঁচুনাক মৌরি)
Bumpnose Trevally - Nakfula Mouri (নাকফুলা মৌরি), Mouri (মৌরি ), Uchunak mouri (উঁচুনাক মৌরি) - Atropus hedlandensis - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1612sb69, F1612sb-66, F1612Sb-112

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 VIII; D2 I/22P 1 19; P 2 I/5; A II+I/17. Body color bluish-green above and silvery white below; dorsal fin dusky; filamentous soft rays black, soft dorsal fin yellow; pectoral and anal fins silvery; caudal fin yellowish green; pectoral- fin dusky. A black opercular spot present. Body strongly compressed and very deep. Eye diameter about equal to or larger than snout length. Central rays of dorsal and anal fins elongated. Scales small; breast naked. Lateral line anteriorly with a moderate regular arch.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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:

Habib KA, AK Neogi, N Nahar, J Oh, YH Lee, CG Kim (2020) An overview of fshes of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh and their present conservaton status. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(1): 15154–15172. htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4893.11.15.15154-15172

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

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.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF588553 MF614771  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information