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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)
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, Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic-neritic; anadromous)
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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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