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Scientific Name: Johnius carouna (Cuvier, 1830)
English Name: Caroun croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Koruna poa (করুনা পোয়া)
Photo: Pradip Patade(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
The fish has a small, inferior mouth. The gill rakers are pointed and slender, not club-shaped, numbering 11–14 on the lower limb of the 1st gill arch. It has 6–9 scale rows above the lateral line to the origin of the dorsal fin, and 10–14 scale rows below the lateral line to the origin of the anal fin. The caudal fin is rhomboidal in shape. In terms of color, the upper two-thirds of the body is light grey or with a white sheen, while the lower one-third is white or yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Other 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.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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