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Scientific Name: Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)
English Name: Yellowstripe Scad, Slender Scaled Scad, Smooth-Tailed Trevally, Yellow Striped Trevally
Local/Bangla Name: Holud Mouri (হলুদ মৌরি), Holde dora choukka (হলদে ডোরা চৌক্কা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Description:
The posterior half of the eye features a moderately developed adipose eyelid. The upper jaw is highly protractile with a concave upper end and a concave as well as extended lower end. The edge of the gill chamber is smooth without papillae, and there are no finlets. It is metallic blue above and silvery white below. It displays a broad yellow stripe extending from the upper margin of the eye to the caudal peduncle. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins exhibit shades ranging from pale to dusky yellow, while the pelvic fins are white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (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.
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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