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Scientific Name: Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Cleftbelly Trevally, Blackfin Jack, Cleftbelly Kingfish
Local/Bangla Name: Genda Mouri (গেন্দা মৌরি), Tek chanda (টেক চান্দা)
Cleftbelly Trevally, Blackfin Jack, Cleftbelly Kingfish - Genda Mouri (গেন্দা মৌরি), Tek chanda (টেক চান্দা) - Atropus atropos - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-54 , F1602sb-54-2 , F1612sb-133 , F1602sb-54-2

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 I+VII; D 2 I/22; P 1 22; P 2 I/5; A II+I/18. Body color bluish-green above, silvery below. Pelvic fins deep black, other fins pale or light yellow. Body deeply ovate and strongly compressed, eyes strongly convex. Abdomen with a deep median groove between bases of anal and pelvic fins. Teeth in jaws are villiform. Two dorsal fins. Pectoral fins falcate. Scales small, lateral line strongly curved; scutes along straight part of lateral line.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Near the surface of coastal water, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
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:

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

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, 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.

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF588662 MF588663   MK024418
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information