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Scientific Name: Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
English Name: Bigeye Scad, Purse Eyed scad, Google Eyed Scad
Local/Bangla Name: Akhi Mouri (আঁখি মৌরি), Boro choukka (বড় চৌক্কা)
Bigeye Scad, Purse Eyed scad, Google Eyed Scad - Akhi Mouri (আঁখি মৌরি), Boro choukka (বড় চৌক্কা) - Selar crumenophthalmus - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Uddin et al (2022)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The adipose eyelid fully covers the eye, leaving only a vertical slit at the center of the pupil. The curved section of the lateral line comprises 48–56 scales and there are no finlets. In terms of coloration, the body and the upper part of the head exhibit a metallic blue or bluish-green color, while the lower two-thirds of the body and the head appear silvery or whitish. There is a small, elongated blackish opercular spot on the edge near the upper margin and a narrow yellowish stripe may be observed from the edge of the opercle to the upper part of the caudal peduncle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main 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

Other References:

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

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.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH311273 MH882459  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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