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Scientific Name: Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847
English Name: Indian pellona
Local/Bangla Name: Faissa (ফাইস্যা), Choukka mach (চৌক্কা মাছ)
Bonyfish : Pellona ditchela

Photo: Gloerfelt-Tarp T (FishBase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Pristigasteridae
Description:
The belly displays 26–28 scutes. A toothed hypomaxilla is present. The scales have upper and lower vertical striae that slightly overlap at the center of each scale. Swim bladder lacks a posterior tube (or tubes) extending into the body muscles. Head has a gold hue with the snout and chin appearing dusky. Body is dusky above, gold on the flanks, and silvery below.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in estuaries and Bay of Bengal. Enters tidal rivers.
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Comments:
It is an anadromous fish. Also found in marine environment
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.

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Zhilik AA (2020) Molecular diversity of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh assessed by DNA barcoding. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48(1), 1-19.

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

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MN083106 MN083106  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information