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Scientific Name: Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Chacunda gizzard shad
Local/Bangla Name: Koi puti (কৈ পুটি), Chakunda (চাকুন্দা), Chepta koi mach ( চ্যাপ্টা কৈ মাছ)
Labcode: F1612sb81
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 – 25. Body depth increasing with size of fish, 40 to 70 % standard length in fishes over 10 cm. Second supra-maxilla a mere splint. Longest gill rakers on lower part of arch less than corresponding gill filaments. Hind edges of scales toothed, the teeth thinner than the gaps between them; a median series of pre-dorsal scales. A large black spot behind gill opening.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Ascends rivers to the upper tidal zone. Occurs inshore and also in estuaries.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic-neritic; anadromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
