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Scientific Name: Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
English Name: White Sardine
Local/Bangla Name: Hichiri machh (হিচ্চিরি মাছ), Moilla (মইল্লা)
White Sardine - Hichiri machh (হিচ্চিরি মাছ), Moilla (মইল্লা) - Escualosa thoracata - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Fishes of Australia

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
D1 16; P1 13; P2 27; A 17-19. D 16; P1 13; P27; A 17-19; Color of body semi-translucent with broad silvery midlateral stripe; inner edges of caudal fin broadly darkish. Body deeply compressed; belly strongly keeled. Mouth terminal, the upper jaw slightly notched or rounded. Anal fin branched rays. Scale 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.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 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.

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.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MH429324  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information