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Bloch’s Gizzard Shad Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Nematalosa nasus
Family : Clupeidae
Order : Clupeiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Hairback, Long-finned Gizzard Shad, Gizzard Shad, Long- ray Bony Bream, Thread- finned Gizzard Shad
Habitat : Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Description : Bloch’s Gizzard Shad are fusiform fishes with a compressed body and conical head. They are silver in color and possess a characteristic long filamentous structure at the end of upper fin.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Zarin Tasnim, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:FAO([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.