2011 – Page 4 – BdFISH Feature

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

Exotic fish of Bangladesh: Angel, Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

The angelfish is a very popular tropical fish because of its unique shape and interesting personalities (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This fish is naturally found in Amazon River, Africa and Guinea (Shammi and Bhatnagar, 2002; Saxena, 2003). Life span is

Ramsagar

The Ramsagar (রামসাগর) is a large dighi (tank) situated in the village Tejpur which is about 8 kilometers south of the Dinajpur town. It is a famous tourist spot in north-west Bangladesh under the care of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. It

Stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Siluroidea Family: Heteropneustidae (Saccobranchidae; Airsac catfishes) Genus: Heteropneustes Species: H. fossilis Common/local names English: Stinging catfish Bangladesh: Shing (শিং), Shinghi (শিংঘি) and Jiol (জিওল) India: Singee and Sheenee

Pabdah catfish, Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Siluroidea Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes) Genus: Ompok Species: O. pabda Common/ local names English: Pabdah catfish Bangladesh: Madhu pabda (মধু পাবদা) and Pabda (পাবদা) India: Leothari, Pahboh (Assam); Pabda,

Finfishes of the Sundarbans by Shams Galib October 19, 2011 The Sundarbans (beautiful forest) is the largest mangrove forest of… (4)
Mrigel: Cirrhinus cirrhosus by Md. Abul Bashar July 11, 2010 Synonyms: Cyprinus mrigala Hamilton, 1822 Cirrhina mrigala Day, 1878 Cirrhina… (4)
Why Hilsa is called “the king of fish”? The reasons behind unique tastiness of Hilsa by Dr. AKM Nowsad Alam October 3, 2012 Hilsa is considered as one of the most tastiest fish… (3)
Cuchia, Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad August 22, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Synbranchiformes… (3)
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Shrimp and Prawn by S.M. Abu Naser March 5, 2012 Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered… (2)
Small Indigenous Species (SIS) of Fishes by Shams Galib November 3, 2009 What is SIS? According to Rahman (1989), there are 260… (2)
Author Profile: Ahmed Jaman by BdFISH Team December 28, 2010 Ahmed Jaman B.Sc. Fisheries (Honours) Student [Batch-6] Department of Fisheries… (2)
Top Ten Smallest Fishes of Bangladesh by ABM Mohsin June 18, 2017 Top Ten Smallest fishes of Bangladesh are given below -… (2)
A Fish Landing Centre of BFDC in Rajshahi City Corporation by S.M. Abu Naser May 5, 2011 Fish landing center is a place where the number or… (2)
Garua Bachcha, Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan May 7, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (2)