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Scientific Name: Alepes apercna Grant, 1987
English Name: Smallmouth scad
Local/Bangla Name: Dora mouri (ডোরা মৌরি)
Photo: Yau, B. (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The snout is round and blunt. The straight portion of the lateral line is entirely covered by thickened scales, and the interradial membrane of the dorsal fin ranges from hard-radiated hyaline to dark. It features a diffuse dusky blotch, not bordered above by a white spot on the margin of the gill cover. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are dusky yellow, often with white tips on the anterior rays of the second dorsal and anal fins. Dark tips are frequently present on the lobes of the caudal fin and the pelvic fins are white. The supramaxilla is relatively small and lacks an anterior spine-like extension.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
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.
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