Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cyprinoidea Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Subfamily: Rasborinae (= Danioninae) Genus: Securicula Species: S. gora Common/ local names English: Gora chela Bangladesh: Ghora chela (ঘোড়া চেলা), Gora chela
Silver dollar, Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller and Troschel, 1844)
The silver dollar is native to South America (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This species was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand and Singapore (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This species was recorded from several aquarium shops of Dhaka and Khulna
Striped snakehead, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. striata Common/local names English: Striped snakehead, Banded snakehead and Snakehead murrel Bangladesh: Shol (শোল) India: Haal and
Hilsa shad, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Clupeidae (Herrings (shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens) Subfamily: Alosinae (Shads) Genus: Tenualosa Species: T. ilisha Synonyms Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822 Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) Clupea
Ganges river sprat, Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Clupeidae (Herrings; shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens) Genus: Corica Species: C. soborna Synonyms Corica argentata Swainson, 1839 Corica biharensis Kamal & Ahsan, 1979 Corica pseudopterus (Bleeker, 1852)
Rita, Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Bagroidea Family: Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) Genus: Rita Species: R. rita Synonyms Arius cruciger (Owen, 1853) Arius ritoides Valenciennes, 1840 Pimelodus rita Hamilton, 1822 Rita buchanani Bleeker, 1854 Rita
Gagora catfish, Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Bagroidea Family: Ariidae (Tachysuridae) (Sea catfishes) Genus: Arius Species: A. gagora Synonyms Pimelodus gagora Hamilton, 1822 Tachysurus gagora (Hamilton, 1822) Common/local names English: Gagora catfish Bangladesh: Gagla (গাগলা),