Sicamugil cascasia is a valid scientific name.

Sicamugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)

Yellowtail Mullet - Kachki - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Mugiliformes
Family	:	Mugilidae
Genus	:	Sicamugil
Species	:	Sicamugil cascasia

Common Names:

English	:	Yellowtail Mullet[598]
Bangla	:	Kachki[5] Bata[5] Keski[274] Bata[274] Choto-Khalla[274] Kucha-Khalla[274] Bada[598]

Synonyms:

Mugil cascasia Hamilton, 1822
Liza cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
Minimugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)

Maximum Length and Weight:

2.5 cm (TL) ^[347] 54 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.6-5.2 : 3.8-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.6-4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. IV; D₂. 1/8; P₁. 14-15; P₂. 1/5; A. 3/8 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D₁ IV; D₂ I 8; A III 8-9; P 14-15; V I 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B VI; D₁ 4; D₂ 1/8; A 3/8-9; P 15; V 1/5; C 14; L.ls 36-39; L.tr 16-18 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

36-37 scales on lateral line. [5]

Ctenoid. 36-39 scales on lateral line. [6]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [738]
Bangladesh	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [235]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] India[37] Nepal[844] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Gill net, Beach seine net, Cast net ^[1174]
Market price: Data not available