Bagarius bagarius (Dwarf Goonch) is the largest freshwater fish of Bangladesh. Blue wheal is the largest animal of the world reaching up to 10 m. The oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is the world’s largest teleost, reaching lengths of 8 m to
Benthic Communities of Freshwater Bodies in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Benthos refers to the benthic invertebrate community, which is a group of animals that live on or in the bottom sediments of different waterbodies. The benthic community includes a wide variety of organisms including clams, oysters, small shrimp-like crustaceans, and
Author Profile: Sk. Md. Mohaimenul Haque
Sk. Md. Mohaimenul Haque Research student (M.Phil.) MS in Fisheries B.Sc. Fisheries (Honours) Department of Fisheries University of Rajshahi Rajshahi-6205 Email: mohaimenul.haque@yahoo.com All writings of this author is here.
Broad-mouthed mullet, Paramugil parmatus (Cantor, 1849)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Mugiliformes (Mullets) Family: Mugilidae (Mullets) Genus: Paramugil Species: P. parmatus Synonyms Chelon parmatus (Cantor, 1849) Liza melinoptera (non Valenciennes, 1836) Liza oligolepis (Bleeker, 1859) Liza parmata (Cantor, 1849) Mugil oligolepis (Bleeker,
Yellowtail mullet, Sicamugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Mugiliformes (Mullets) Family: Mugilidae (Mullets) Genus: Sicamugil Species: S. cascasia Synonyms Liza cascasia (Hamilton, 1822) Mugil cascasia (Hamilton, 1822) Common/local names English: Yellowtail mullet Bangladesh: Kachki (কাচকি) and Bata (বাটা) Distributions:
Hora loach, Botia dayi Hora, 1932
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cobitidae (Loaches) Subfamily: Botiinae Genus: Botia Species: B. dayi Common/Local name English: Hora loach Bangladesh: Rani (রাণি), Bou (বউ), Betangi (বেতাঙ্গি) and Betee (বেটি) India: Botya loach (Talwar
Pearl gourami, Trichogaster leeri (Bleeker, 1852)
Pearl gourami is also known as ‘lace gourami’. It is native to Asia especially Thailand and Indonesia and this was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). Life span is 3 to 4 years or longer