Syatematic position Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Order: Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues) Family: Notopteridae (featherbacks or knifefishes) Genus: Notopterus Species: N. notopterus Synonyms Clupea synura Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Gymnotus notopterus Pallas, 1769 Notopterus kapirat (Lacepède, 1800) Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848 Mystus
Threatened Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
Threatened species are any species which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. It includes Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) and Vulnerable (VU) categories. According to IUCN Bangladesh (2015a, b) two hundred fifty three Freshwater Fishes were assessed by
Vulnerable (VU) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
A vulnerable (VU) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild. It is the third highest risk category after Critically Endangered (CR)
List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh and their conservation status
List of freshwater fishes of Bangladesh including their local conservation status (IUCN 2015a and b) are given below. In the list, name of fishes has been arranged alphabetically. The latest local conservation status of listed fishes is mentioned here according
Fin Fishes of the River Choto Jamuna
River Choto Jamuna is an important and well-known river in Northern Bangladesh and one of the major distributaries of the River Atrai. This river contributes much in terms of fish production and source of income for many fishermen living beside
Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part N-O)
Nandus nandus (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) English Name: Mud perch, Gangetic leaffish, Mottled Nandus Bengali Name: Meni (মেনি), Bheda (ভেদা), Roina (রইনা) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Vulnerable Nemachilus botia (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) [Acanthocobitis botia] English Name: Mottled loach, Zipper loach, Sand loach Bengali Name:
Fishes of the River Halda
Bangladesh is a riverine country and more than 700 rivers are present in this country (BFRI, 2007). In ancient time river was the main source of fishes from where people consume and mitigate their demand. Fishes bred and live in