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Scientific Name: Stolephorus tri (Bleeker, 1852)
English Name: Spined anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Kata phasa (কাটা ফাশা), Kata Phaysha (কাটা ফাইশ্যা)
Spined anchovy - Kata phasa (কাটা ফাশা), Kata Phaysha (কাটা ফাইশ্যা) - Stolephorus tri - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1612Sb-46

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
D1 15; D2 absent; P113; P27; A 22. Pale cream when scales lost; bright silvery stripe on flanks; a double line of small pigment spots on back behind dorsal fin. Body fusiform, somewhat compressed; belly rounded, with 6-8 needle-like scutes between pectoral and pelvic fins, and a distinctive spine on pelvic scute between fin bases. Snout projecting, bluntly pointed; maxilla tip pointed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine
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:

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.

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

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF611613  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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