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Scientific Name: Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
English Name: Seabass, Asian Seabass
Local/Bangla Name: Koral (কোরাল), Bhetki (ভেটকি)
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
Other References:
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.
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.
