Corica soborna
Appearance
Corica soborna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Ehiravidae |
Genus: | Corica |
Species: | C. soborna
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Binomial name | |
Corica soborna F. Hamilton, 1822
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Corica soborna, also known as Ganges river sprat, is a species of fish in the Corica genus.[1][2] It is known as Kechki in Bengali.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Corica soborna is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.[1] It has been found in the Godavari river basin of Southern India.[3]
Uses
[edit]Corica soborna, called kachki, is cooked with potato in India.[4] There are cooked as dry curry with potato in Bangladesh and usually caught in large numbers in Autumn.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Corica soborna, Ganges river sprat : fisheries". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Ganges river sprat, Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822 – BdFISH Feature". 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b Today, Telangana (2020-12-27). "Rare fish species discovered in Asifabad district". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Saha, Shrestha (2022-09-26). "Turning tables on farm to home: Meet chefs Auroni Mukherjee and Thomas Zacharias". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Jamil, Syed Maqsud (19 October 2012). "Autumn Arrival". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-09.