Scientific Name: Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
English Name: Indo-Pacific tarpon
Local/Bangla Name: Nanchil koral (নানচিল কোরাল)
Labcode: F1612sb18
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Description:
D1 19; D2 absent; P1 16; P2 12; A 27. Color of back blue-green and flanks silvery; lateral line golden color. Body fusiform and somewhat compressed with smooth, unkeeled belly. Mouth superior. Upper jaw extending almost to hind border of eye, lower jaw slightly projecting. Gular plate present. Dorsal fins the last ray elongated and filamentous. Scales large.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Other 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.
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.
