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Scientific Name: Pennahia aneus (Bloch, 1793)
Synonym: Johnius aneus, Pennahia anea (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Bigeye croaker, Bloch’s croaker, Donkey croaker, Greyfin jewfish
Local/Bangla Name: Borochokha poa (বড়চোখা পোয়া), Poa(পোয়া), Sada poa (সাদা পোয়া), Olos poa (অলস পোয়া)
Labcode: F1703sb12
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
X+I/25; D2 absent; P1 18; P2 I/5; A II/7. Body grey above, flanks and belly
silvery; upper half of spinous dorsal dusky; diffused blotch on pectoral fin axil.
Mouth large, terminal and oblique; no canines; two or three pairs of pores on
front of chin, the first pair separated by symphysis of lower jaw; swim bladder
carrot shaped, its appendages wing like without dorsal limb; caudal fin
truncate.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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.
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
