Scientific Name: Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonym: Scomber lactarius,Lactarius lacta(unaccepted),Lactarius burmanicus(Unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: False Trevally, Milk Fish, Big-jawed Jumper
Local/Bangla Name: Chounga Mukhi Mach (চৌঙামুখী মাছ) , Sokedi (সুকেদি), Narkeli mach (নারকেলি মাছ), Bhat mach (ভাত মাছ)
Labcode: F1712SM-15
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Lactariidae
Description:
The maxilla extends to the posterior 1/3 of the eye. Mouth is large and oblique with a notable lower jaw. The caudal fin is forked. In terms of color, the fish is silvery grey with blue iridescence above and silvery white below. There is a dusky spot on the upper part of the gill cover. The fins are all pale yellow and the dorsal and caudal fins may occasionally have dusky margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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.
