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Scientific Name: Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1967
English Name: Neglected Grenadier Anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Chobi Olua (ছবি অলুয়া), Olua (অলুয়া), Boiragi (বৈরাগী)
Photo: Devarapalli, P.(FishBase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
The belly has a total of 12–16 scutes. In terms of color, the back is light brown and the flanks are silvery, lacking golden or pearly spots. The first dorsal fin (D1) has 11 rays, the second dorsal fin (D2) is absent, the pectoral fin (P1) has 6+12 rays, the pelvic fin (P2) has 6 rays and the anal fin (A) has 107 rays. The snout is equal to the eye and the maxilla reaches just beyond the articulation of the lower jaw.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine
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.
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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