Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps) Genus: Psilorhynchus Species: P. gracilis
Common/local names English: Rainbow minnow and Rainboth minnow Bangladesh: Balitora (বালিটোরা)
Distributions: Bangladesh (Gangetic lowland streams) (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Conservation status: Data deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Morphology: Body elongate, arched dorsal and flattened below with depressed head. Mouth small and ventral and eyes large. Dorsal fin inserted …read more
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
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
The place in where particular plants or animals live is known as habitat. Within the habitat, organism occupies different niches. A niche is the functional role of a species in a community. Habitat is a place where species get what they need to survive food, water, cover, and a place to rare young. There are 265 species under 154 genera and 55 families (Rahman, 2005) found in Bangladesh and they …read more
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 in estuarine habitat are called estuarine fishes.”
But, …read more
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Subfamily: Rasborinae (Danioninae) Genus: Raiamas Species: R. bola
Synonyms Barilius bola (Hamilton, 1822) Barilius corbetti Tilak & Husain, 1980 Barilius goha (Hamilton, 1822) Barilius jalkapoorei Shrestha, 1980 Bola bola (Hamilton, 1822) Bola goha (Hamilton, 1822) Cyprinus bola Hamilton, 1822 Cyprinus goha Hamilton, 1822 Leuciscus salmoides Blyth, 1858 Opsarius goha (Hamilton, 1822) Opsarius gracilis McClelland, …read more
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