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Scientific Name: Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
English Name: Bluefin Trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Nilambori (নীলাম্বরী)
Photo: David R(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The eyelid is moderately developed that is weaker at the front and extends onto the eye to the rear border of the pupil in large adults. The straight part of the lateral line typically has 27–42 strong scutes. In adults, the head and dorsal half of the body are brassy with a blue suffusion and covered in small blue-black spots. The ventral side of the body is generally silvery white, while the 2nd dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are electric blue. Pectoral fins are mostly pale yellow. Juveniles and young adults have a silvery grey head and body, with fins ranging from pale to dusky, except for yellow pectoral fins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main 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.
Other References:
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.
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