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Scientific Name: Carangoides armatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Synonym: Atropus armatus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Longfin Trevally, Armed trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba pakhna mouri (লম্বা পাখনা মৌরি)
Longfin Trevally, Armed trevally - Lomba pakhna mouri (লম্বা পাখনা মৌরি) - Carangoides armatus - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1612sb112, F1612sb-134

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 I+VIII; D 2 I/18; P 1 22; P 2 I/5; A II+I/17. Color dusky or bluish above, silvery white bellow; black sort on operculum; occasionally darker bands across body in juveniles, Fins pale or yellow; pelvics of juveniles dark, becoming paler with growth. Body strongly compressed and very deep; head profile very steep. Teeth villiform. Two dorsal fins. Pectoral fins long and falcate. Scales small; breast naked in a large triangular area to behind pelvic fin and up the pectoral fin base but not above it. Lateral line anteriorly with a moderate.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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.

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. 2019

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

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