Scientific Name: Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Giant Trevally, Giant Kingfish
Local/Bangla Name: Nilambori (নীলাম্বরী), Gomamaitta (গোমামাইট্টা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 VIII+I; D2 I/20; P1 20; P2 I/5; A II+I/16. Color of head and body bluish dusky above, silvery below; larger specimens with small, fine dots on body, head and operculum. Dorsal fins dusky with tip of first ray white, anal fin dusky or yellow with tip of first ray white; in large specimens males markedly darker. Body deep, slightly compressed and robust head profile strongly curved above eyes. Straight part of lateral line with 26 to 38 strong scutes; breast naked ventrally, typically with a small patch of pre-pelvic scales.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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, 485 p.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 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.
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
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