2011 – Page 7 – BdFISH Feature

Beardless sea catfish, Batrachocephalus mino (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Bagroidea Family: Ariidae (Tachysuridae) (Sea catfishes) Genus: Batrachocephalus Species: B. mino Synonyms Ageneiosus mino Hamilton, 1822 Batrachocephalus ageneiosus Bleeker, 1846 Batrachocephalus micropogon Bleeker, 1858 Common/local names English: Beardless

Gangetic erethistes, Erethistes pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1849

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Erethistes Species: E. pusillus Synonyms Erethistes hara (Misspelled name, must not be used) Erethistes pussilus Müller & Troschel, 1849 Common/local names English:

Gang tengra, Gagata youssoufi Ataur Rahman, 1976

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Sisoridae (Bagariidae; Sisorid catfishes) Subfamily: Sisorinae Genus: Gagata Species: G. youssoufi Synonyms: No synonyms Local name: Gang tengra (গাং টেংরা) Distributions: Name of place or country

Huddah nangra, Gogangra viridescens (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Sisoridae (Bagariidae; Sisorid catfishes) Subfamily: Sisorinae Genus: Gogangra Species: G. viridescens Synonyms Gagata viridescens (Hamilton, 1822) Gangra viridescens (Hamilton, 1822) Nangra punctata Day, 1877 Nangra viridescens

Gangetic gagata, Gagata gagata (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Sisoridae (Bagariidae; Sisorid catfishes) Subfamily: Sisorinae Genus: Gagata Species: G. gagata Synonyms Gagata cenia (misspelled name, must not be used) Gagata typus Bleeker, 1863 Pimelodus gagata

Walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linneaeus, 1758)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Siluroidea Family: Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) Genus: Clarias Species: C. batrachus Synonyms Clarias assamensis Day, 1877 Clarias punctatus Valenciennes, 1840 Silurus batrachus Linneaeus, 1758 Common/local names English: Magur, Walking

Kosi nangra, Nangra nangra (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Sisoridae (Bagariidae; Sisorid catfishes) Subfamily: Sisorinae Genus: Nangra Species: N. nangra Synonyms Gagata nangra (Hamilton, 1822) Macrones nangra (Hamilton, 1822) Nangra buchanani Day, 1877 Pimelodus nangra

Past and Present Status, and Prospects of Ornamental Fishes in Bangladesh by Rezwanul Hasan Kangkon January 15, 2013 Bangladesh is a land of river and she has a… (18)
Classification of Cypriniformes by Shams Galib January 3, 2011 Cypriniformes is an enormously successful group of freshwater fishes. This… (7)
Migratory Pattern, Route and Abundance of Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) by Roni Chandra Mondal March 25, 2013 During entire life, Hilsa shad (the national fish of Bangladesh)… (7)
Chalan Beel by ABM Mohsin November 3, 2009 Chalan beel is the largest and important wetland in the… (6)
Mola carplet: Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib July 1, 2010 Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (6)
Garua Bachcha, Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan May 7, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (6)
Commercially Important Shellfishes of Bangladesh by Roni Chandra Mondal May 20, 2013 What is Shellfish? Generally shellfish are aquatic invertebrates possess a… (5)
Rohu/Rui: Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib February 19, 2010 Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (5)
Small Indigenous Species (SIS) of Fishes by Shams Galib November 3, 2009 What is SIS? According to Rahman (1989), there are 260… (5)
Long-whiskered catfish, Sperata aor (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan May 5, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (5)