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Scientific Name: Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Scomber cordyla (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Torpedo Scad, Hardtail Scad, Finny Scad, Torpedo scad
Local/Bangla Name: Kauwa Mouri (কাউয়া মৌরি), Kauwa (কাউয়া), Lohamouri (লোহামৌরি), Konkona (কনকনা)
Labcode: F1611sb-58
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
D1 I+VII; D2 I/11+8; P1 22; P2 I/5; A II+I/10+6. Body bluish grey to green above and silvery below; a prominent dark spot on upper edge of operculum; all fins light yellow. Body slightly compressed and elongated; head scaleless except for upper part of operculum and cheeks; breast naked; mouth terminal and small with prominent lower jaw; straight part with 54-56 strong and large scutes; caudal peduncle very slender.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
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
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, 485 p.
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