Species Details

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Kelee Shad Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Hilsa kelee
Family : Clupeidae
Order : Clupeiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Five Spot Herring
Habitat : Marine,Brackish,Freshwater
 
Description : Body of Kelee Shad is a fairly deep and compressed bodied fish. A black spot present behind the gill cover. A series of small triangular scales present above the pectoral fin.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.fishbase.se.photo credit and copyright:FAO ([email protected] ),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.