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Scientific Name: Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
English Name: Tardoore, long-finned Herring
Local/Bangla Name: Faisya (ফাইস্যা)
Tardoore, long-finned Herring - Faisya (ফাইস্যা) - Opisthopterus tardoore - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
D1 16; D2 absent; P1 14; P 2 absent; A 59. Color of back side blue-green and flanks silvery. Body elongate, strongly compressed; belly with 29 prominent scutes. Dorsal profile of head concave: mouth directed upwards, lower jaw very prominent. Dorsal fin short origin behind midpoint of body. Anal fin very long; pelvic fins absent. Pectoral fin longer than head.
Environment:
Marine
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:

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

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, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 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.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN013414 MH311289  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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