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Scientific Name: Thryssa purava (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Oblique Jaw Thryssa, Gangetic Anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Fesa (ফেসা)
Labcode: F1511sb-50, F1511sb-49
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
D1 I/13; D2 absent; P114; P2 6; A 44. Back brown, flanks silvery: dark
venulose area at shoulder. Fins hyaline. Body fusiform, fairly strongly
compressed; belly keeled. Snout prominent, bluntly rounded; maxilla long its
tip pointed, extending to or beyond pectoral-fin base; mouth strongly oblique.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brackish
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.
