The Bengal corvina (Daysciaena albida) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Daysciaena. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.

Bengal corvina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Daysciaena
Talwar, 1971
Species:
D. albida
Binomial name
Daysciaena albida
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms[2]
  • Corvina albida Cuvier, 1830
  • Nibea albida (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Sciaena albida (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Dendrophysa hooghliensis Sinha & Babu Rao, 1969

References edit

  1. ^ Akhilesh, K.V.; Raghavan, R. & Janekikarn, S. (2020). "Daysciaena albida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49173102A49237948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T49173102A49237948.en. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Daysciaena albida" in FishBase. February 2023 version.