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
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Shrimp and Prawn
Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered by chitinous or calcareous exoskeleton. Shell means an outer covering or layer which is popularly known as “Khoalos” in Bengali. Shellfishes are belonging to two major Phylum Arthropoda and Mollusca.
Dusky sleeper, Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Gobioidei Family: Eleotridae (Eleotrididae; sleepers) Subfamily: Eleotrinae Genus: Eleotris Species: E. fusca Synonyms Culius fuscus (Forster, 1801) Culius niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Eleotris cavifrons Blyth, 1860 Eleotris
Lutea sleeper, Eleotris lutea Day, 1876
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Gobioidei Family: Eleotridae (Eleotrididae; Sleepers) Subfamily: Eleotrinae Genus: Eleotris Species: E. lutea Synonyms: No synonyms Common/local names English: Lutea sleeper Bangladesh: Kuli (কুলি) Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989 and
Spiketail paradisefish, Pseudosphromenus cupanus (Cuvier, 1831)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes) Suborder: Anabantoidei (Labyrinthici, in part) Family: Osphronemidae (Gouramis) Sub-family: Macropodinae (Siamese fighting fishes, Paradisefishes) Genus: Pseudosphromenus Species: P. cupanus Synonyms Macropodus cupanus (Cuvier, 1831) Polyacanthus cupanus Cuvier, 1831 Polyacanthus
Bumblebee goby, Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Gobioidei Family: Gobiidae (Gobies) Subfamily: Gobionellinae Genus: Brachygobius Species: B. nunus Synonyms Gobius alcockii Annandale, 1906 Gobius bombayensis Annandale, 1919 Gobius nunus Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Bumblebee
Bloch’s gizzard shad, Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Clupeidae (Herrings (shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens) Subfamily: Dorosomatinae (Gizzard shads) Genus: Nematalosa Species: N. nasus Synonyms Chatoessus altus Gray, 1834 Chatoessus chrysopterus Richardson, 1846