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Scientific Name: Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède, 1803
English Name: Commerson’s anchovy, Long jawed anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Chapta mola (চ্যাপ্টা মলা), Mola (মলা), Chela (চেলা)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
The back end of the preopercle has a rounded and convex shape.Tip of the maxilla is pointed and extends backward to or slightly beyond, the posterior border of the preopercle. The tips of the pelvic fins extend beyond the origin of the dorsal fin. There are 23–28 lower gill rakers. In terms of color, the body is a light, transparent, fleshy brown, featuring a silvery band along the flanks. Two pigmented areas are present behind the head on the back and there is a double pigmented line in front of the origin of the dorsal 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.
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.
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