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Scientific Name: Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Bola coitor (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Coitor, Crocker
Local/Bangla Name: Kala Poa (কালা পোয়া), Poa (পোয়া), Coitor poa (কৈতর পোয়া)
Coitor, Crocker - Kala Poa (কালা পোয়া), Poa (পোয়া), Coitor poa (কৈতর পোয়া) - Johnius coitor - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 XI+I/31; D2 absent; P1 16; P2 I/5; A II/7. Color of body light golden yellow with a light purple sheen; spinous dorsal fin with a dusky edge; dul green color anal and caudal fins. Body elongated; mouth inferior. Caudal fin rhomboid shaped. Scales small; lateral line with scale. Lateral line up to tip of caudal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; amphidromous)
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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