Caranx sexfasciatus - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Synonym: Carangoides sexfasciatus(unaccepted),Caranx belegerii(unaccepted),Carangus marginatus(unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Bigeye Trevally, Great Trevally

Local/Bangla Name: Boro choukka Mouri (বড় চৌক্কা মৌরি), Boro choukkha (বড় চৌক্কা), Borochokh maitta (বড়চোখ মাইট্টা)

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Carangiformes

Family: Carangidae

Description:

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Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh

Environment:

Marine, Brackish, Freshwater (Reef associated fish)

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.

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

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

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.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh

GenBank Accession Number:

COI: MK340592 MK340593 MK340594 MK340595 MT012671 < haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/ MN083129.1'' target=''_blank''> MN083129, MN083119,< haref=''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MK926754.1'' target=''_blank''>MK926754