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Scientific Name: Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
English Name: Goldspotted grenadier anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Olua (অলুয়া), Boiragi (বৈরাগী)
Labcode: F1612Sb-36, F1612Sb-72
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
D1 I/13; D2 absent; P1VI/10; P 27; A 98. Color of back brown, anks, silvery,
with distinctive longitudinal rows of golden or pearly spots on lower s.
Body elongate, tapering evenly to very slender tail. Belly rather rounded. Snout
projecting, pointed. Maxilla (upper jaw) tip pointed. A small, sharp, spine
before dorsal origin. Anal very long.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of
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
