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Scientific Name: Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Ganges river sprat
Local/Bangla Name: Kachki (কাচকি), Suborno khorika (সুবর্ণ খড়িকা)
Bonyfish : Corica soborna

Photo: Fishbase

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Ehiravidae
Description:
The fish has an elongated, laterally compressed body with a keeled belly featuring 11+7 scutes and 19-21 lower gillrakers. Its anal fin ends with the last two rays forming a separate finlet. It has 40-43 scales in its lateral series and a forked caudal fin, with the lower lobe being slightly longer. The body is brownish in color with a faint lateral band running along its length. The caudal fin has faint edges and a subtle black spot at its base.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Abundant in rivers throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater Brackish (pelagic-neritic)
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:

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.

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