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Scientific Name: Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonym: Atherina sihama (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Silver Sillago, Whiting
Local/Bangla Name: Sundori bailla (সুন্দরী বাইলা), Hundra baila (হুন্দ্রা বাইলা)
Silver Sillago, Whiting - Sundori bailla (সুন্দরী বাইলা), Hundra baila (হুন্দ্রা বাইলা) - Sillago sihama - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1602sb-34-3

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sillaginidae
Description:
D1 XI; D2 I/23; P117; P2 I/5; A II/21. Back color light blown, lower ventral flanks and belly whitish or silvery; without dark blotches. Both dorsal fins and caudal fin dusky; other fins pale. Body elongate, snout pointed; upper profile of head slightly convex. Mouth small, terminal; teeth villiform. Two dorsal fins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

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.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF629720  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information