Sillago muktijoddhai
| Sillago muktijoddhai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sillaginidae |
| Genus: | Sillago |
| Species: | S. muktijoddhai |
| Binomial name | |
| Sillago muktijoddhai Gao & Saha, 2022 | |
Sillago muktijoddhai is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Sillaginidae, found in the coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh and India.[1]
Taxonomy
Sillago muktijoddhai was described as a new species in 2022. It was previously misidentified as Sillago sihama. Morphology and DNA barcoding were used to establish that it was distinct.[2]
The term muktijoddhai comes from the Bengali word "muktijoddha", which means the freedom fighters of 1971.[2]
Description
Sillago muktijoddhai has an elongated body and a distinctive re-entrant shape on the dorsal side. It features 11 spines in the first dorsal fin, along with one spine and 20 to 21 soft rays in the second dorsal fin. The anal fin is marked by several black dots. The fish also possesses a broad swim bladder with two anterior extensions and two posterior extensions. There are also 8 to 10 lateral processes on either side of the swim bladder, along with a lacuna at the base.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sillago muktijoddhai". Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh.
- 1 2 Shilpi, Saha; Na, Song; Zhengsen, Yu; Abdul, Baki, Mohammad; J., McKay, Roland; Jianguang, Qin; Tianxiang, Gao (2022-04-19). "Descriptions of Two New Species, Sillago muktijoddhai sp. nov. and Sillago mengjialensis sp. nov. (Perciformes: Sillaginidae) from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh". Fishes. 7 (3). doi:10.3390/fishes7030093. ISSN 2410-3888. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Palash, Md. Azharul Islam; Kundu, Prianka; Sarker, Anirban; Sehrin, Subrina; Gao, Tianxiang; Baki, Mohammad Abdul; Saha, Shilpi (2024-11-01). "Fishery Biology of Sillago muktijoddhai Collected from Cox's Bazar Coast, the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. 28 (6): 727–758. doi:10.21608/ejabf.2024.393884. ISSN 1110-6131.