Synonyms: Siluris attu, Bloch, 1801 Silluris boalis Hamilton, 1822 Wallagonia attu Smith, 1945 Wallago attu Day, 1878 Wallago attu Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937 Wallago attu Bhuiyan, 1964 Wallago attu Qureshi, 1965 Common name: Boal Local name: Boal Taxonomy position: Phylum-
Threatened Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
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Vulnerable (VU) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
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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
Poradaha Fish Fair 2013
The Poradaha Fish Fair of Bogra district is a famous fair in Northern Bangladesh. The date of the fair is quite interesting, it generally sets on the last Wednesday of the Bengali month Magh, if this Wednesday is not within
Photofeature: EUS disease affected fishes of haor area
This feature presents some photographs of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) or Red Spot disease affected fishes of different beels of Sunamganj haor area. Photograph 01 Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) English Name: Climbing perch Bengali Name: Koi (কই) IUCN (Bangladesh)