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Scientific Name: Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
English Name: Bigeye Scad, Purse Eyed scad, Google Eyed Scad
Local/Bangla Name: Akhi Mouri (আঁখি মৌরি), Boro choukka (বড় চৌক্কা)
Photo: Uddin et al (2022)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The adipose eyelid fully covers the eye, leaving only a vertical slit at the center of the pupil. The curved section of the lateral line comprises 48–56 scales and there are no finlets. In terms of coloration, the body and the upper part of the head exhibit a metallic blue or bluish-green color, while the lower two-thirds of the body and the head appear silvery or whitish. There is a small, elongated blackish opercular spot on the edge near the upper margin and a narrow yellowish stripe may be observed from the edge of the opercle to the upper part of the caudal peduncle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
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.
Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 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.
