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Scientific Name: Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes, 1847)
English Name: Fringescale sardinella
Local/Bangla Name: Chapila (চাপিলা), Khoyra (খয়রা), Neel takiya (নীল তাকিয়া)
Fringescale sardinella - Chapila (চাপিলা), Khoyra (খয়রা), Neel takiya (নীল তাকিয়া) - Sardinella fimbriata - Type: Bonyfish

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
D1 17; D2 absent; P1 15; P2 8; A 19. Color of back blue-green and flanks silvery Body fusiform, compressed, belly sharp with keeled scutes; pre-pelvic scutes 17, post-pelvic scutes 12; scales cycloid; dorsal fin with numerous fine black dots.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Pelagic, inhabits coastal waters
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.

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.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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.

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