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Scientific Name: Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier 1830).

Synonym: Corvina dussumieri (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Sin Croaker, Dussumier’s Silver Jewfish
Local/Bangla Name: Choto kalo Poa (ছোট কালো পোয়া), Dhari Poa (ধারী পোয়া), Dusto poa (দুষ্ট পোয়া)
Sin Croaker, Dussumier's Silver Jewfish - Choto kalo Poa (ছোট কালো পোয়া), Dhari Poa (ধারী পোয়া), Dusto poa (দুষ্ট পোয়া) - Johnius dussumieri - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Uddin et al (2022)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
The fish has a broadly rounded snout when viewed from above, lacks strong anterior teeth, and has no scales on the spinous dorsal fin. It features 13–18 gill rakers on the lower limb of the 1st gill arch, and there are 6–8 scale rows above the lateral line to the origin of the dorsal fin and 9–14 scale rows below the lateral line to the origin of the anal fin. The coloration is greyish on the back, while the flanks and belly exhibit a silvery appearance with a golden gloss. The distal third of the spinous dorsal fin is dusky, and the anal and paired fins are yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
Main References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

Other References:

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

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.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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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