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Scientific Name: Chanos chanos (Fabricius, 1775)
English Name: Milkfish
Local/Bangla Name: Milk fish ( মিল্ক ফিশ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Chanidae
Description:
Dorsal fin has 13–17 rays, while the anal fin has 8–11 rays. The scales are small and a lateral line is present. There are 2 dorsal spines with a total of 13-17 dorsal soft rays; 2 anal spines with 8-10 anal soft rays; and a total of 46 vertebrae. Body is elongate and somewhat compressed with a small, toothless mouth. Single dorsal fin is located about mid-level on the body and the pectoral fins are falcate while the caudal fin is large and deeply forked. There are no scutes on the belly and there are 4 branchiostegal rays. Body’s coloration is olive green dorsally, with silvery flanks and the unpaired fins have dark margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal pelagic, entering estuaries, rivers and lakes.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Comments:
It is an exotic fish in Bangladesh. It hasbeen brought from Philippines (1996) for research and aquaculture.
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.
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