Systematic position Class: Actinopterigii Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) Genus: Hemibargus Species: H. menoda Common/Local names: Menoda catfish (Fishbase), Golsa-tengra, Arwari, koune, koune magur, Gagor, Gang magur (Bangladesh), Gagol, Ghagla, Arr-tengra, Belaunda, Belauna, Belauli, Pungah-guggah (India).(Talwar and Jhingrun,
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Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton, 1822) English Name: Menoda catfish Bengali Name: Golsa-tengra (গোলসা টেংরা), Arwari (আরওয়ারী), koune (কোউনি), koune magur (কোউনি মাগুর), Gagor (গাগর), Gang magur (গাং মাগুর) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not-threatened Heteropneustestes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) English Name: Stinging catfish
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