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Scientific Name: Minimugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Sicamugil cascasia (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Yellowtail mullet
Local/Bangla Name: Kachki bata (কাচকি বাটা), Kechi kholla (কেচি খল্লা)
Photo: Saud BJ (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Description:
Body is moderately compressed anteriorly and deeply compressed posteriorly. Body surface greyish in color. Upper third of body with minute black dots, silvery white below. Color of opercle is golden.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit upper reaches of rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal; potamodromous)
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301897492_Introduction_to_Fish_Species_Diversity_Sunamganj_haor_region_within_CBRMP's_working_area
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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