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Scientific Name: Sillago mengjialensis Gao, Baki & Saha, 2022
English Name: Silver sillago
Local/Bangla Name: Tool bele (তুল বোল), Shundra baila (সুন্দ্রা বাইলা)
Photo: Shilpy Shaha et al. 2022
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sillaginidae
Description:
It has XI, I+20–22 dorsal-fin rays; II+20–23 anal-fin rays; 66–72 scales in the lateral line; 4–5 scales above the lateral line. The body is light olive green dorsally and silver ventrally. There are black dots on the anal fin, and the swimbladder is long with two anterior extensions and two posterior extensions without lacunae at the base. The anterolateral extension extends into the anterior short, blind tubule, and the posterior one is kinked, long, and thin with 9–10 lateral processes. The body is light olive greenish dorsally and silver ventrally with black spots on the sides below the lateral line. The cheek has black spots gathered on the anteroventral part of the eyes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef-associated)
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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