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Scientific Name: Raconda russeliana Gray, 1831
English Name: Raconda
Local/Bangla Name: Kuna faisya (কুনা ফাইস্যা), Fatra (ফাত্রা)
Raconda - Kuna faisya (কুনা ফাইস্যা), Fatra (ফাত্রা) - Raconda russeliana - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: Devarapalli, P.(Fish Base)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
The front of the belly is rounded, featuring 33–38 scutes. There is no dorsal fin and no toothed hypomaxilla is present. The lateral series has 60–68 scales. The uppermost ray of the pectoral fin is enlarged and bony. Pelvic fins are absent. The origin of the anal fin is well ahead of the vertical line through the midpoint of the body. The caudal fin is small. In terms of coloration, there is a dark spot located behind the gill opening.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

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

Other References:

Thompson PM, Islam MA, (Eds.) 2010 Environmental Profile of St. Martin's Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

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

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