Scientific Name: Ilisha filigera (Valenciennes, 1847)
English Name: Coromandel ilisha, jewelled shad
Local/Bangla Name: Boro cokkha ilish (বড় চোক্ষা ইলিশ), Boro choukka (বড় চৌক্কা), Choukka mach (চৌক্কা মাছ), Faissa (ফাইস্যা)
Coromandel ilisha, jewelled shad - Boro cokkha ilish (বড় চোক্ষা ইলিশ), Boro choukka (বড় চৌক্কা), Choukka mach (চৌক্কা মাছ), Faissa (ফাইস্যা) - Ilisha filigera - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: GBIF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
The body is moderately slender and the belly is adorned with 23 to 26 scutes in the front and 11 to 13 in the rear, totaling 34 to 38 scutes. Eye is large and the lower jaw projects. The dorsal fin originates around the midpoint of the body or slightly behind it. The anal fin has its origin below the base of the dorsal fin. The swim bladder features a single long tube that extends back down the right side of the body above the base of the anal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brakish, Freshwater
Main References:

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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