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)
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List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh and their conservation status
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Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part-C3)
Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822 English Name: Ganges river sprat, Ganga river-sprat Bengali Name: Kachki (কাচকি), Guramach (গুড়ামাছ), Taki (তাকি) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes 1844) English Name: Grass carp Bengali Name: Grass carp (গ্রাস কার্প),
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