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Scientific Name: Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Lookdown
Local/Bangla Name: Notomukh moori (নতমুখ মোরী)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
It has deep body. Mouth is terminal and lower jaw is longer. There are two dorsal fins which are seperated by one another. Pectoral fin is knife-shaped. It has deeply forked caudal fin. In terms of coloration, Body silvery above and below. Body sides are barred with several crossbands of dark or golden. The lateral line is anteriorly arched and straight posteriorly.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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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