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Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Bangladesh

Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes:
General parameter to differentiate freshwater from estuarine habitat is the salinity level of water. Freshwater contains less than 0.5 ppt (Parts Per Thousand) salinity whereas estuarine water contains moderate salinity (generally 14-17 ppt). We can easily define freshwater and estuarine fish species in such ways that “fishes live in freshwater habitats are called freshwater fish and fishes live …read more

Category: Book > Publication

Book Profile: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Volume 23 (Freshwater Fishes)

Book Profile: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Volume 23 (Freshwater Fishes)

Front Page of the Book

Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Volume 23 (Freshwater Fishes) presents the first illustrated compendium of all the the freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. This book would be …read more

Category: Fish > Resource

Xenentodon cancila

Xenentodon cancila

Xenentodon cancila

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Synonyms:

Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822, Fishes of the Ganges. p. 213.

Belone cancila Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.511.

Xenentodon cancila Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937, Fishes of Northern Bangal. p.108.

Xenentodon cancila Bhuiyan, 1964, Fishes of Dacca. p.86.

Common name: Freshwater garfish

Local name: Kakila, Kakla

Taxonomy position:

Phylum- Chordata

Class-Oesteichthyes

Order- Beloniformes

Family- Belonidae

Genus- Xenentodon Regan

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Category: Aquaculture and Management > Freshwater

Fresh Water Prawn Farming: A Seed of Hope for the Northern Bangladesh

fresh prawn farming

Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) has become an important subject in recent years to the rural peoples for their livelihood, to the enterprises and exporters for raw materials and to the researchers for searching new technologies suitable for the different climatic zones of Bangladesh. The production technology of prawn polyculture is not found …read more