Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Mugiliformes (Mullets) Family: Mugilidae (Mullets) Genus: Sicamugil Species: S. cascasia
Synonyms Liza cascasia (Hamilton, 1822) Mugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
Common/local names English: Yellowtail mullet Bangladesh: Kachki (কাচকি) and Bata (বাটা)
Distributions: Bangladesh, India (Ganga, Jamuna and Brahmaputra river systems) and Pakistan (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Conservation status: Not threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Morphology: Body compressed (anterior moderately and posterior …read more