Cultured fish species:
Cultured fish species refers to those species of fishes which are already introduced into the existing fish farming system in Bangladesh. A quite large number of species are now being used as culture species consisting both native and exotic fish species. Indigenous or native species includes different species of major and minor carps and exotic species includes different Chinese carps, catfishes, perches etc.
A variety of exotic fish species were introduced into fish culture system lately. Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT), Milkfish, Piranha etc. are newly introduced fish of such type.
Cultured Native Carps:
| Scientific name | Common name | Bangla name |
| Labeo bata | Minor carp | Bata |
| Catla catla | Bangladeshi Major carp | Catla |
| Labeo calbasu | Carp | Kalbaus |
| Chrrhina mrigala | Bangladeshi Major carp | Mrigel |
| Labeo rohita | Bangladeshi Major carp | Rui |
Cultured Exotic Fishes:
| Scientific name | Common name | Bangla name |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Chinese carp | Bighead Carp |
| Barbonemus gonionotus | Barb | Raj/Thai Sarpunti |
| Chanos chanos | Milkfish | Milkfish |
| Ctenopharyngodon idellus | Chinese carp | Grass carp |
| Cyprinus carpio var. communis | Chinese carp | Common carp |
| Cyprinus carpio var. specularis | Chinese carp | Mirror carp |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Chinese carp | Silver carp |
| Mylopharyngodon pisceus | Chinese carp | Black carp |
| Oreochromis niloticus | Perch | Nilotica |
| Oreochromis mossambicus | Perch | Tilapia |
| Pangasius hypophthalmus | Catfish | Thai Pangas |
| Pygocentrus natteri | Red Piranha | Piranha |
| Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) | – | – |
References:
- Rahman, A.K.A., 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, pp. 1-285.
- Rahman, A.K.A., 2005. Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd edition, Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, pp. xviii -263.
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Cultured fishes of Bangladesh
