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Scientific Name: Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Indian ilisha
Local/Bangla Name: চৌকা (Choukka)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
The body depth is 2.4–3.0 times the standard length (SL). The edge of the maxilla lacks a distinct lobe and there is no toothed hypomaxilla. The swim bladder has two tubes that extend posteriorly into the body muscles on either side of the haemal spine. In terms of coloration, there is no discernible or distinctive color pattern.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inshore species, apparently occurring also in rivers
Environment:
Marine, Brakish
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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, Bangladesh, 485 p.
