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Scientific Name: Acanthopagrus datnia (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Acanthopagrus latus (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Bengal yellowfin seabream
Local/Bangla Name: Datina (দাতিনা), Datne (দাতনে)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family: Sparidae
Description:
It has dorsal fin with XII spines (occasionally 11 or 13); juveniles have a longer second anal-fin spine. In terms of coloration, the pelvic and anal fins exhibit a pale yellow to yellow hue with black streaks in the interradial membranes of anal-fin rays, while the caudal fin is grey or yellowish-grey
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in shallow coastal waters and enters river mouths as well as estuaries. Frequently occuring in creeks and canals of Sundarbans.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal)
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.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

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.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2024) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2024).

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