Demicoilia margaritifera is a Junior Synonym of Coilia dussumieri.

Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848 Sep

Goldspotted grenadier anchovy - Olua - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Engraulidae
Genus	:	Coilia
Species	:	Coilia dussumieri

Common Names:

English	:	Goldspotted grenadier anchovy[6] Gold spotted gernadier anchovy[1186] Golden anchovy[1189]
Bangla	:	Olua[5] Megha[1174]

Synonyms:

Leptonurus chrysostigma Bleeker, 1849 Aug
Coilia quadrifilis Günther, 1868 Mar
Demicoilia margaritifera Jordan and Seale, 1926 May
Democoilia margaratifera Jordan and Seale, 1926 May

Maximum Length and Weight:

155 mm (TL) ^[5] 20 cm (TL) and 50 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.2-6.3 : 5.6-5.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5.5 : 4.4-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.5-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8-.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.2-1.3 ^[5]
Body height : Standard length = 1 : 4.52-4.69 ^[1174]
Head length : Standard length = 1 : 4.90-5.30 ^[1174]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 1/13-14; P₁. 6/10-11; P₂. 7; A. 95-105 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 10-12; A ii 103; P vi+ 8-9; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

65 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [579]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [285]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[447] India[855] Indonesia[447] Malaysia[447] Myanmar[832] Pakistan[911] Singapore[447] Sri Lanka[447] Thailand[71] Vietnam[748] Bangladesh[447] Thailand[447]
Bangladesh	:	Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Passur River, Khulna[752] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] Little feni river, Feni[795] Little feni river, Feni[795] Feni river, Feni[1165] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

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:

Egg: shape- Spherical, ^[947]
Absolute fecundity: 4,489, ^[948]
Absolute fecundity: 3,803, ^[949]
Absolute fecundity: 1,000 (min), 5,000 (max), Specimen length: 15.7-19 cm. ^[950]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Gill net, Seine net, Purse seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Bamboo stake trap, Set bag net ^[1657]
Beach seine net, Seine net, Purse seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Bamboo stake trap, Set bag net ^[1174]
Gill net, Seine net, Purse seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Bamboo stake trap, Set bag net ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available