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Scientific Name: Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849)
English Name: Shorthead hairfin anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Fesha (ফেশা), Phansha (ফানশা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
The lower gill rakers number 11–12 and lack clustered serrations, except for some enlarged and spiky ones at both ends of each raker. Pectoral fins have the first fin ray extended as a long filament with its tip reaching backward to the base of the 35th to 41st anal fin ray. Regarding coloration, there is no dark pigment on the gill cover or pectoral fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main 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, 485 p.
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
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