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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)
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)
Other References:
Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp
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.
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