Labeo dyocheilus
Labeo dyocheilus

Thirty species of fishes have been listed as extinct in inland waterbodies specially rivers of Bangladesh (Hossain, 2014). Famous Bangladeshi fisheries biodiversity scientist Dr. Hossain (Dr. Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain, Professor of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, BAU) also reported that more than hundred species of riverine fishes have been gone to under threat to extinct. According to Hossain (2014), a list of extinct fishes of Bangladesh is presented bellow. Here habitat, geographical distribution and global conservation status of IUCN and national conservation status of IUCN Bangladesh have been added.

Order: Cypriniforme

Name of fish Habitat Distribution Conservation Status
Balitora brucei Gray, 1830
বালিতোরা
Gray’s Stone Loach		 Waterfall, Mountainstream [1] Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar [1] Global:Near Threatened (NT) [2], Bangladesh:
Schistura sikmaiensis (Hora, 1921); Nemacheilus sikmaiensis Hora, 1921 Mountainstream [3] Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China and Myanmar [3] Global:Least Concern (LC) [4], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Schistura dayi (Hora, 1935) Mountainstream [6] Bangladesh and India [6] Global:Least Concern(LC) [7]
Bangladesh:
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli Banarescu and Nalbant, 1968
Goalpara Loach		 Mountainstream [8] Bangladesh and India [8] Global:Least Concern (LC) [9], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Pangio oblonga (Valenciennes, 1846)
পাঙ্গা
Java Loach		 Mountainstream [10] Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia [10] Global:Not Evaluated (NE) [11], Bangladesh:
Barilius tileo (Hamilton, 1822)
টেলি খোকসা, তিলা, তিলা খোকসা, পাথরচাটা
Tileo Baril		 River, Mountainstream [12] Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar [12] Global:Least Concern (LC) [13], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Salmostoma acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844)
চেলা
Silver Razorbelly Minnow		 River, Mountainstream [14] Bangladesh and India [14] Global:Least Concern (LC) [15], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822)
নিপাতি
Moustached Danio		 Mountainstream [16] Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar [16] Global:Least Concern (LC) [17], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Esomus lineatus Ahl, 1923
দারকিনা
Striped flying barb		 Freshwater, Brackish water, Costal area and River Mouth (Padma) [18] Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka [18] Global:Not Evaluated (NE) [11], Bangladesh:
Garra annandalei Hora, 1921
ঘর পুঁইয়া
Annandale Garra		 Mountainstream [19] Bangladesh, India, BhutanandNepal [19] Global:Least Concern (LC) [20], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822), Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822)
কুর্সা, কুর্শা, খুর্শা, কাতাল খুশি
Kalabans		 Mountainstream [21] Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Bhutan, China, NepalandMyanmar [21] Global:Least Concern (LC) [22], Bangladesh: Endangered (EN) [5]
Labeo dyocheilus (McClelland, 1839)
ঘোড়া মাছ, মাইটা ভাঙ্গুরি, মাইটা ভাঙ্গা
Brahmaputra labeo		 River and Lake [23] Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand [23] Global:Least Concern (LC) [24], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Labeo nandina (Hamilton, 1822)
নান্দিনা, নান্দিল, নন্দানি, নৌন্দা
Nandi labeo		 River and Beel [25] Bangladesh, India and Myanmar [25] Global:Near Threatened (NT) [26], Bangladesh: Critically endangered (CR) [5]
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (McClelland, 1839)
Copper Mahseer		 River and Mountain stream [27] Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia [27] Global:Near Threatened (NT) [28], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Osteochilus hasseltii (Valenciennes, 1842)
থুইটা পুঁটি
Bonylip barb, Silver sharkminnow, Hardlipped barb, Nilem carp		 River and Lake [29] Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia (Introduced to Hong Kong and Singapore) [29] Global:Least Concern (LC) [30], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Raiamas guttatus (Day, 1870)
ভোল
Burmese Trout		 River and Lake [31] Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia [31] Global:Least Concern (LC)[32], Bangladesh:

 

Order: Siluriformes

Name of fish Habitat Distribution Conservation Status
Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842)
Indian Torrent Catfish		 River, Mountainstream [33] Bangladesh and India [33] Global:Least Concern (LC) [34], Bangladesh:
Batasio tengana (Hamilton, 1822)
টেংরা
Assame batasio		 River, Canal, and Stream [35] Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Thailand [35] Global:Least Concern (LC) [36], Bangladesh: Endangered (EN) [5]
Pseudolaguvia shawi (Hora, 1921); Laguvia shawi Hora, 1921
Painted catfish		 Mountain river and stream [37] Bangladesh and India [38] Global:Least Concern (LC) [37], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921); Laguvia ribeiroi Hora, 1921
Painted catfish		 Mountainstream [39] Bangladesh, India and Nepal [39] Global:Least Concern (LC) [40], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]
Ailiichthys punctata Day, 1872; Ailia punctata (Day, 1872)
কাজুলি, বাঁশপাতা, যমুনার কাজুলি
Jamuna Ailia		 River basin [41] Bangladesh, India and Pakistan [41]Nepal [42] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [42], Bangladesh: Vulnerable (VU) [5]
Pterocryptis gangelica Peters, 1861 River basin 43] Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan [43] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [44], Bangladesh:
Nangra bucculenta Roberts and Ferraris, 1998
গাঙ টেংরা		 River (Jamuna) and River basin, floodplain(Tangail) [45] Bangladesh [45] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [46], Bangladesh:
Nangra nangra (Hamilton, 1822)
গাঙ টেংরা		 River basin [47] Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan [47] Global:Least Concern (LC) [48], Bangladesh: Not Threatened (NO) [5]
Nangra ornata Roberts and Ferraris, 1998
গাঙ টেংরা		 Turbid fast flowing river (Surma or Meghna in Sylhet) [49] Bangladesh [49] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [50], Bangladesh:
Pseudecheneis sulcata (McClelland, 1842)
Sucker Throat Catfish		 Mountainstream [51] Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, Myanmar and Thailand [51] Global:Least Concern (LC) [52], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]

 

Order: Perciformes

Name of fish Habitat Distribution Conservation Status
Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822)
নলুয়া চাঁন্দা
Scalloped Perchlet		 Coastal area, Estuary, Canal in Mangrove forest [53] Bangladesh, India, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Micronesia, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea [53] Global:Least Concern (LC) [54], Bangladesh:
Channa barca (Hamilton, 1822)
পিপলা, পিপলা শোল, তিলা, তিলা শোল
Barca Snakehead		 Large river [55] Bangladesh, India, Nepal [55] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [56], Bangladesh: Critically endangered (CR) [5]
Pseudosphromenus cupanus (Cuvier, 1831)
কই বান্দি
Spiketail paradisefish, Red eyed spiketail Paradisefish		 Freshwater, Coastal river with aquatic plants [57] Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Malaysia [57] Global:Least Concern (LC) [58], Bangladesh:

 

Order: Beloniformes

Name of fish Habitat Distribution Conservation Status
Dermogenys brachynotopterus (Bleeker, 1853)
এক থুটা, এক থোটা
Gangetic Halfbeak		 Ocean, Sea, Bay and Coastal waterbodies [59] Bangladesh [60] and India [59] Global:Data Deficient (DD) [61], Bangladesh: Data Deficient (DD) [5]

 

Barilius tileo
Barilius tileo

 

Among the above listed fish, two fishes (Nangra bucculentaand Nangra ornata) are endemic in Bangladesh. These fishes are recorded only single time from Bangladesh as well as world by Roberts and Ferraris in 1998. Rest twenty eight species of fishes also found in different adjacent as well as east-southern countries of Bangladesh. If we take necessary action to introduce these fishes to Bangladesh, it may be recovered.

Note that, according to Rahman (1989) and Rahman (2005) Bangladesh has 260 and 265 number of freshwater fish species orderly. On the other hand 267, 289 and 293 species of riverine fishes have been recorded by Hossain (2014), Hossain and Wahab (2012) and Hossain et al (2012) respectively. Moreover only 251 species of freshwater fishes are comprised in the book entitled “Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh” Volume 23 (Freshwater Fishes) including exotic fishes.

 

Reference (used in text):

  • Hossain MAR and Wahab MA. 2012. Fish Diversity of Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh (in Bangla). National Fisheries Week 2012 Compendium. 2012. pp. 35-41.
  • Hossain MAR, Wahab MA and Belton B. 2012. The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN (Fisheries and Aquaculture News) Bangladesh. Vol: 2 (July-December). 2012. pp 18-27.
  • Hossain MAR. 2014. Habitat and fish diversity: Bangladesh Perspective. In. Advances in Fisheries Research in Bangladesh: I. Wahab MA, Shah MS, Hossain MAR, Barman BK and Hoq ME (eds). Proceedings of Fifth Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair 2012. 18-19 January 2012. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka. Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 246 p.
  • Rahman AKA. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 1st edition. Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000. 363 p.
  • Rahman AKA. 2005. Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd edition. Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000. 394 p.

 

Reference (used in table):

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