Category: Fishes | Resource

Gongota loach: Canthophrys gongota

Gongota loach: Canthophrys gongota

Gongota loach: Canthophrys gongota

Synonyms: Cobitis gongota Hamilton, 1822 Somileptes gongota Day, 1878 Somileptes gongota Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937

Common name: Gongota loach Local name: Poia, pahari-gutum, puiya

Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order-Cypriniformes Family- Cobitidae Genus- Canthophrys Species- Canthophrys gongota

…read more

Published on 12 January 2011
Category: Fishes | Freshwater Fishes | Resource

Near Threatened (NT) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh

Osteobrama cotio, one of the Near Threatened (NT) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh

Osteobrama cotio, one of the Near Threatened (NT) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh

A Near Threatened (NT) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as likely to become endangered in the near future. It is the fourth highest risk category after Critically Endangered (CR), …read more

Published on 27 February 2017
Category: Fishes | Resource

List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh and their conservation status

Conservation status of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh (According to IUCN Bangladesh (2015a, b))

Conservation status of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh (According to IUCN Bangladesh (2015a, b))

List of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh including their local conservation status (IUCN 2015a and b) are given below. In the list, …read more

Published on 18 February 2017