Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)

Tun, Myo Min, 2021, A study on some commercial fishes of Nyaw-byin coastal water, Launglone Township, Tanintharyi region, Myanmar, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 9 (1), pp. 42-46 : 44

Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) (Fig. B)

Belly with 30 to 33 scutes. Distinct median notch in upper jaw. Gill rakers fine and numerous, about 100 to 230 on lower part of the arch. Fins hyaline. A dark blotch behind gill opening, followed by a series of small spots along flank in juveniles. Color in life, silver shot with gold and purple.