Scientific Name: Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Dorab wolf-herring
Local/Bangla Name: Pati korati chela (পাতি করাতি চেলা), Korati chela (করাতি চেলা)
Dorab wolf-herring - Pati korati chela (পাতি করাতি চেলা), Korati chela (করাতি চেলা) - Chirocentrus dorab - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1702Sb-02

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Chirocentridae
Description:
D1 3+14; D2 absent; P1 1+13; P2 6; A 35. Body deep blue-green, shading to brassy-gold to bright silvery on flanks; tip of dorsal fin and front of anal fin dark; caudal fin yellow. Body elongate, strongly compressed; edge of belly sharp but without scutes; scales very small, easily shed; canine teeth in both jaws, two canine teeth on pre-maxillae pointing forward; anal-fin base twice the length of dorsal-fin base; ventral fins very small.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of 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:

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

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.

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

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
16 S rRNA: MF593287
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information