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Scientific Name: Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)
English Name: Blacktip sardinella
Local/Bangla Name: Chandana ilish (চন্দনা ইলিশ), Kalotip takiya ( কালটিপ তাকিয়া)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
D1 15; D2 absent; P1 13 P2 8; A 19. Color blue green above, sides silvery and tips of caudal fin dark black. Body fusiform, slightly compressed; belly strongly keeled with scutes. Dorsal fin origin slightly before midpoint of body; anal base slightly longer than dorsal base, its origin slightly nearer to caudal than to pelvic origin; pelvic fin origin below anterior half of dorsal fin; caudal forked; scales cycloid; pre-dorsal scales paired and overlapping.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
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.
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.
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