Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Pristigasteridae (Longfin herrings) Subfamily: Pelloninae Genus: Ilisha Species: I. megaloptera Synonyms Clupanodon motius Hamilton, 1822 Clupea megalopterus Swainson, 1839 Clupea parva Swainson, 1839 Ilisha dussumieri (Valenciennes,
Indian Pellona, Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Pristigasteridae (Longfin herrings) Subfamily: Pelloninae Genus: Pellona Species: P. ditchela Synonyms Ilisha hoeveni (Bleeker, 1852) Ilisha hoevenii (Bleeker, 1852) Pellona hoeveni Bleeker, 1852 Pellona hoevenii Bleeker,
Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Elopiformes (Tenpounders) Family: Megalopidae (Tarpons) Genus: Megalops Species: M. cyprinoides Synonyms Brisbania staigeri Castelnau, 1878 Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, 1782 Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Cyprinodon cundinga Hamilton, 1822 Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
Goldspotted grenadier anchovy, Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies) Subfamily: Coiliinae Genus: Coilia Species: C. dussumieri Synonyms Coilia quadrifilis Günther, 1868 Demicoilia margaritifera Jordan & Seale, 1926 Leptonurus chrysostigma Bleeker, 1849 Common/local names English: Goldspotted
Hamilton’s Thryssa, Thryssa hamiltonii Gray, 1835
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies) Subfamily: Coiliinae Genus: Thryssa Species: T. hamiltonii Synonyms Engraulis grayi Bleeker, 1851 Scutengraulis hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Stolephorus hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Thrissocles grayi (Bleeker, 1851)
Great snakehead, Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. marulius Common/local names English: Giant snakehead and Great snakehead Bangladesh: Gajar (গজার), Gajal (গজাল) and Sal (সাল) India: Haal
BdFISH Feature Team 2011
Team leader Shams Muhammad Galib Members ABM Mohsin Md. Mehedi Hasan Syeda Nusrat Jahan Syeda Mushahida-Al-Noor (Munia) Roni Chandra Mondal S.M. Abu Naser Nipa Chaki Angkur Mohammad Imetazzaman Md. Abul Bashar