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Scientific Name: Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
English Name: Seabass, Asian Seabass
Local/Bangla Name: Koral (কোরাল), Bhetki (ভেটকি)
Seabass, Asian Seabass - Koral (কোরাল), Bhetki (ভেটকি) - Lates calcarifer - Type: Bonyfish

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, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

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

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 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.

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

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN171369 MG969518   MH087052
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information