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Scientific Name: Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Coitor croaker
Local/Bangla Name: Koitor poa (কইতর পোয়া), Koitori poa (কইতোরী পোয়া), Dikri poa (ডিক্রি পোয়া)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family: Sciaenidae
Description:
D1 XI+I/31; D2 absent; P1 16; P2 I/5; A II/7. Color of body light golden yellow with a light purple sheen; spinous dorsal fin with a dusky edge; dul green color anal and caudal fins. Body elongated; mouth inferior. Caudal fin
rhomboid shaped. Scales small; lateral line with scale. Lateral line up to tip of caudal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in river and estuaries.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; amphidromous)
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, 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.
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