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Acanthopagrus datnia (Hamilton, 1822) Bengal yellowfin seabream |
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photo by
Sen, S.K. |
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,000.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: east coast of India and Sri Lanka east to Myanmar (Ref. 123477). | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D XII (rarely 11 or 13); scale rows between the fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 3½; juveniles with second anal-fin spine longer. Colouration: pelvic and anal-fins are pale yellow to yellow with black streaks present in the interradial membranes of anal-fin rays; caudal fin grey or yellowish grey (Hamilton, 1822). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 December 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||