Resolution of confusion in systematics of two major clupeid fish species in Bangladesh
Motia Gulshan ARA Department of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh
Zoarder Faruque AHMED Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Ferdous AHAMED Department of Fisheries Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh
Mst. Kaniz FATEMA Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Abstract
A comparative study between pre-juvenile hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) and Indian river shad (Gudusia chapra) using systematics study (morphometric measurements, meristic counts and external morphology) was conducted and significant differences were found between them. The findings of the present study will act as a catalogue to distinguish pre-juvenile hilsa shad and Indian river shad, which ultimately will help to sustain the hilsa population in Indian sub-continent waters.
