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Scientific Name: Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Hilsa shad
Local/Bangla Name: Ilish (ইলিশ)
Labcode: F1602sb-52-3, F1602sb-52, F1602sb-53-2
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Description:
D1 3+15; D 2 absent; P1 1+14; P2 1+7; A 2+18. Back blue-green, flankssilvery; a series of black blotches along flanks which may disappear in large adults. Body fusiform, its depth a little greater than head length which is 27 to 32% of standard length; belly with fairly sharply keeled scutes. Upper jaw with a distinct median notch when seen from above. Top of head covered with thick skin. No teeth in jaws. Caudal fin as long as head.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in rivers and sea water
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish
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:
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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