Scientific Name: Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
English Name: Yellowfin Tuna
Local/Bangla Name: Holud pakhna tuna (হলুদ পাখনা টুনা), Tuna machh (টুনা মাছ)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Description:
The body is elongated and fusiform with a slight lateral compression.Teeth are small and conical. There are two dorsal fins that are separated by only a narrow interspace and two flaps (interpelvic process) between the pelvic fins. In adults, the second dorsal and anal fins are greatly elongated. There are 26–34 gill rakers on the 1st gill arch and a swim bladder is present. The coloration consists of a metallic dark blue on the back, transitioning through yellow to silver on the belly. The dorsal and anal fins as well as the dorsal and anal finlets are bright yellow with the finlets having a narrow black border.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
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.
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.
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