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Scientific Name: Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Elongate glass-perchlet
Local/Bangla Name: Chanda (চান্দা), Nama chanda (নামা চান্দা)
Photo: Mazedul_islam (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ambassidae
Description:
The body is strongly compressed and almost flat laterally, with an equally convex dorsal and ventral profile. The lateral line is partly distinct and partly absent. The second dorsal spine is the longest, with the spines of the first dorsal and rays of the second dorsal gradually decreasing in height. The scales are minute and rounded. The caudal fin is forked. The body is transparent yellowish-white with numerous tiny black dots. There is a small black spot at the base origin of the anal fin. The lower jaw is longer than the upper jaw.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Widely distributed in clear freshwater streams, canals, beels, ponds and inundated paddy fields in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
