Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Pristigasteridae (Longfin herrings) Subfamily: Pelloninae Genus: Pellona Species: P. ditchela
Synonyms Ilisha hoeveni (Bleeker, 1852) Ilisha hoevenii (Bleeker, 1852) Pellona hoeveni Bleeker, 1852 Pellona hoevenii Bleeker, 1852 Pellona natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Common/local names English: Indian Pellona, Big-eyed Herring and Indian Pellona herring Bangladesh: Choukka (চৌখ্যা)
Geographical distributions: Indo-west Pacific (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991), Bay …read more
