Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part Q-S)

Rasbora daniconius  (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)
Parluciosoma daniconius  (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Slender rasbora, Blackline rasbora
Bengali Name: Angjani (অঞ্জনী), Chela (চেলা), Pati chela (পাতি চেলা), Dadhikha (দাদিক্ষা), Dalkina (ডালকিনা), Dankoni (ডানকনি), Daria (দাড়িয়া), Darkina (দারকিনা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Data deficient

Rhinomugil corsula  (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name:  Corsula mullet
Bengali Name:  Khorsula (খরসুলা), Bata (বাটা), Khalla (খল্লা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not Threatened

Rita rita (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Rita
Bengali Name: Rita (রিটা), Ritha (রিঠা), Eta (ইটা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Critically Endangered

Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Large razorbelly minnow
Bengali Name: Chela (চেলা), Narkeli chela (নারকেলী), Katari chela (কাটারী চেলা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not Threatened

Salmostoma phulo (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Finescale razorbelly minnow
Bengali Name: phul chela (ফুল চেলা), Chela (চেলা), Prem chela (প্রেম চেলা), Phulo chela (ফুলো চেলা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not Threatened

Securicula gora (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Gora chela
Bengali Name: Ghora chela (ঘোড়া চেলা), Gora chela (গোরা চেলা), Boro chela (বড় চেলা) and Chela (চেলা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened

Setipinna phasa (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Gangetic hairfin anchovy
Bengali Name: Phassa (ফ্যাসা),Fewa (ফেওয়া), Faisa (ফাইস্যা)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened

Silonia silondia (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Silond catfish, Silondia vacha
Bengali Name: Shillong (শিলং)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Endangered

Somileptes gongota (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Gongota loach
Bengali Name: Poia (পোইয়া), pahari-gutum (পাহাড়ী গুতুম), puiya (পুইয়া)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened

Sperata aor (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)
Aorichthys aor (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)
Mystus aor (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

English Name: Long-whiskered catfish
Bengali Name: Ayre (আইর) and Aor (আওর)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Vulnerable

Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839)
Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes, 1839)
Mystus seenghala (Sykes, 1839)

English Name:  Gaint river catfish
Bengali Name: Guizza (গুইজ্জা), Guizza ayer (গুইজ্জা আইড়)
IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Endangered

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Part: A | B | C | C2 | C3 | D-E | F-G | H-J | K-L | M | N-O | P | P2 | Q-S | T-Z

Reference:

• IUCN (Bangladesh), 2000. Red book of threatened fishes of Bangladesh, IUCN (Bangladesh) – The world conservation union in Bangladesh. xii+116 pp.
• Mahalder B and Mustafa MG, 2011. Introduction to Fish Species Diversity-Sunamganj haor region within CBRMP’s working area. Community Based Resource Management Project-LGED, The WorldFish Center-Bangladesh. xvii+75 pp.
• Rahman AKA, 2005. Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. xviii+394 pp.

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