Scientific Name: Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)
English Name: Black Banded Trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Kalodora Mouri (কালোডোরা মৌরি), Kalodora (কালো ডোরা), Balish mach (বালিশ মাছ)
Labcode: F1612sb-120
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 VI; D2 I/33; P1 18; P2 I/5; A II/16. Body bluish-gray to black above and silvery gray below with 5-6 dark oblique bands on upper half of body; spinous dorsal black and soft dorsal ; anal fins dusky brown; tips white; caudal and ventral fins yellowish. Body oblong and moderately compressed; head profile steep in front of eye, becoming convex above eyes. Teeth villiform. Lateral line straight above pectoral fin: no scutes in adults.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p
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.
