Scientific Name: Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
Synonym: Coius vacti (Currently unaccepted), (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Seabass, Asian Seabass, Giant Perch
Local/Bangla Name: Koral (কোরাল), Bhetki (ভেটকি)
Labcode: FCC1901SB-137
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Latidae
Description:
D1 VIII/11; D2 absent; P1 17; P2 I/6; A III/8. Color of body olive-brown above with silvery sides and belly; no spots or bars present on fins or body. Eyes bright pink. Body elongate and moderately conlpressed, with a deep caudal peduncle. Head pointed. Operculum with a small spine. Mouth large and slightly oblique, the upper jaw extending to behind eye. Teeth villiform in jaws. Pectoral fins short and rounded. Caudal fin rounded. Scales ctenoid, large.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brakish, Freshwater
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.
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
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM, Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA, Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2022) Department of Fisheries,Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp.
