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Scientific Name: Ariomma indica (Day, 1871)
Synonym: Ariomma indicum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Indian driftfish, Butter Fish, Indian Ariomma
Local/Bangla Name: Makhon chanda (মাখন চাঁন্দা)
Photo: Fishbase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Ariommatidae
Description:
The caudal peduncle is short, nearly square in cross-section and features two fleshy keels at the base of the caudal fin. There are no teeth on the roof of the mouth and the anal fin has 3 spines and 14–15 soft rays. The eyes are large that are surrounded by thick adipose tissue and the caudal fin lobes lack the ability to fold into a single lobe. The coloration is silvery with a bluish tinge on the back. The inside of the opercle is black and the eye displays two golden crescents separated by a vertical dark region. Large specimens may exhibit a uniformly dark coloration with the fins appearing greyish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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