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Reticulate/Y-loach: Botia lohachata (Chaudhuri, 1912)

Shams Muhammad Galib — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:42:40 +0000

Reticulate loach: Botia lohachata

Systematic posotion:

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cobitidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Botia Species: B. lohachata

Common names: Bou, Rani, Beti (Bangladesh); Reticulate loach (Fishbase); Lohachat (India).

Distribution: Indus river system (Pakistan); Ganga drainage (India); Nepal (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991) and Bangladesh.

Conservation status: Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN, ...read more

Mozambique Tilapia: Oreochromis mossambicus

Salma Sultana — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:24:32 +0000

Mozambique Tilapia: Oreochromis mossambicus

Synonyms:

Chromis (Tilapia) mossambicus: Peters, 1852.

Tilapia mossambica: Jones and Sarojini, 1952.

Oreochromis mossambica: Trewavas, 1983.

Common name: Mozambique Tilapia (English name).

Local name: Tilapia.

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteihthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Oreochromis

Species: O. Mossambicus

Morphological description:

Elongated body is fairly compressed and deep. Upper profile is more convex than ...read more

Indian glassy fish: Chanda ranga

Salma Sultana — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:36:14 +0000

Indian glassy fish: Chanda ranga

Synonyms:

Ambassis ranga: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Ahmad, N. 194; Bhuiyan, 1964.

Chanda ranga: Hamilton, 1822; Menon, 1974.

Chanda lala: Hamilton, 1822.

Common name: Indian glassy fish (English name).

Bangla name: Lal chanda, Ranga chanda.

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Centropomidae

Genus: Chanda

Species: C. ranga

Morphological description:

Elongate glass-perchlet: Chanda nama

Salma Sultana — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:17:11 +0000

Elongate glass-perchlet: Chanda nama

Synonyms:

Chanda nama: Hamilton, 1822; Rahman, 1974; Bhuiyan, 1964.

Ambasssis nama: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Ahmad, N. 1943; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.

Common name: Elongate glass-perchlet (English name).

Bangla name: Chanda, Nama chanda.

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Centropomidae

Genus: Chanda

Species: C. nama

Morphological description:

Body is strongly compressed ...read more

Common pony fish: Leiognathus equulus

Salma Sultana — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:45:21 +0000

Common pony fish: Leiognathus equulus

Synonyms:

Equula edentula: Day, 1878; Day, 1889.

Scomber equula Forskal, 1775.

Leiognathus equulus: Weber and de Beaufort, 1931; Munro, 1955.

Common name: Common pony fish (English).

Bangla name: Tak chanda, Tak mach, Taka chanda.

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordara

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Leiognathidae

Genus: Leiognathus

Species: L. equulus

Morphological description:

Body is deeply compressed. ...read more

Freshwater Gar: Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

Shams Muhammad Galib — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:08:52 +0000

Freshwater Gar: Xenentodon cancila

Systematic position:

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needle fishes) Family: Belonidae (Needle fishes) Genus: Xenentodon

Synonyms: Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822), Belone graii (Sykes, 1839), Esox indica (McClelland, 1842), Esox hindostanicus (Falconer, 1868).

Common names: Gangturi, Kakia, Kakle, Kankhya, Kakhua (Bhuiyan, 1964), Kakila, Kaikla, Kaikka (Bangladesh) and Freshwater Garfish (Fishbase).

Distribution: Bangladesh, ...read more

Mrigal/Mrigel: Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)

Shams Muhammad Galib — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:04:07 +0000

Mrigal/Mrigel: Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Systematic position:

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Cirrhinus

Synonyms: Cyprinus chaudhryi (Srivastava, 1968), Cyprinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795), Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822), Cirrhina blochii (Valenciennes, 1842), Cirrhina mrigala (Day, 1878), Mrigala buchanani (Bleeker, 1860)

Common names: Mirka, Mrigel (Bangladesh); Mrigal (Fishbase); Indian Major carp, Mrigal, Mirrgah, ...read more

Catla: Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822)

Shams Muhammad Galib — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:35:21 +0000

Catla: Catla catla

Systematic position:

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Catla

Synonyms: Cyprinus catla (Hamilton, 1822), Gibelion catla (Hamilton, 1822) and Cyprinus abramioides (Sykes, 1839).

Common names: Catla, Katol (Bangladesh); Catla (Fishbase); Indian Major carp, Baudhekra, Catla, Chepti, Bacha, Tambra, Karakatla (India).

Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar. ...read more

Rohu/Rui: Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Shams Muhammad Galib — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:43:59 +0000

Rohu/Rui: Labeo rohita

Systematic position:

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Labeo

Synonyms: Cyprinus rohita (Hamilton, 1822) and Labeo horai (Fowler, 1924)

Common names: Rui, Rohit, Rou, Nawla (Bangladesh); Rohu (Fishbase); Indian Major carp, Rohiti, Rau, Riu, Ruee, Rohu, Bhobhari (India).

Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, ...read more

Croakers pama: Pama pama

Salma Sultana — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:27:18 +0000

Croakers pama: Pama pama

Synonyms:

Bola Pama: Hamilton, 1822.

Sciaenoides Pama: Day, 1878; Day, 1889.

Pama pama: Fowler, 1933; Talwar, 1991; Weber and de Beaufort, 1936.

Common name: Jew fish, Croakers pama (English name).

Bangla name: Koi-bhola, Poa, Pama.

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Pama

Species : P. pama

Morphological description:

Elongate, ...read more