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Scientific Name: Ariomma indica (Day, 1871)
Synonym: Ariomma indicum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Indian driftfish, Butter Fish, Indian Ariomma
Local/Bangla Name: Makhon chanda (মাখন চাঁন্দা)
Photo: Fishbase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Ariommatidae
Description:
The caudal peduncle is short, nearly square in cross-section and features two fleshy keels at the base of the caudal fin. There are no teeth on the roof of the mouth and the anal fin has 3 spines and 14–15 soft rays. The eyes are large that are surrounded by thick adipose tissue and the caudal fin lobes lack the ability to fold into a single lobe. The coloration is silvery with a bluish tinge on the back. The inside of the opercle is black and the eye displays two golden crescents separated by a vertical dark region. Large specimens may exhibit a uniformly dark coloration with the fins appearing greyish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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.
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