Salma Sultana – BdFISH Feature

Mozambique Tilapia: Oreochromis mossambicus

Synonyms: Chromis (Tilapia) mossambicus: Peters, 1852. Tilapia mossambica: Jones and Sarojini, 1952. Oreochromis mossambica: Trewavas, 1983. Common name: Mozambique Tilapia (English name). Local name: Tilapia. Taxonomic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteihthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Oreochromis Species:

Indian Glassy Fish: Parambassis ranga

Synonyms: Ambassis ranga: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Ahmad, N. 194; Bhuiyan, 1964. Chanda ranga: Hamilton, 1822; Menon, 1974. Chanda lala: Hamilton, 1822. Common name: Indian glassy fish (English name). Bangla name: Lal chanda, Ranga chanda.

Elongate glass-perchlet: Chanda nama

Synonyms: Chanda nama: Hamilton, 1822; Rahman, 1974; Bhuiyan, 1964. Ambasssis nama: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Ahmad, N. 1943; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Common name: Elongate glass-perchlet (English name). Bangla name: Chanda, Nama chanda. Taxonomic position:

Common pony fish: Leiognathus equulus

Synonyms: Equula edentula: Day, 1878; Day, 1889. Scomber equula Forskal, 1775. Leiognathus equulus: Weber and de Beaufort, 1931; Munro, 1955. Common name: Common pony fish (English). Bangla name: Tak chanda, Tak mach, Taka chanda. Taxonomic position:

Croakers pama: Pama pama

Synonyms: Bola Pama: Hamilton, 1822. Sciaenoides Pama: Day, 1878; Day, 1889. Pama pama: Fowler, 1933; Talwar, 1991; Weber and de Beaufort, 1936. Common name: Jew fish, Croakers pama (English name). Bangla name: Koi-bhola, Poa, Pama. Taxonomic position:

Mud perch: Nandus nandus

Synonyms: Coius nandus: Hamilton, 1822. Nandus marmoratus: Day, 1878, 1889; Valenciennes, 1831. Nandus nandus: Shaw and Shebberare, 1937; Sterba, 1962; Bhuiyan, 1964; Qureshi, 1965; Ahmad, 1943. Common name: Mud perch (English name). Bangla name: Meni, Bheda, Roina. Taxonomic

Tank goby: Glossogobius giuris

Synonyms: Gobius giuris: Hamilton, 1822; Day, 1878. Gobius gutum: Day, 1889. Glossogobius giuris: Koumans, 1953; Inger and Kong, 1962; Shaw and Shebberare, 1937; Munro, 1955; Ahmed, N. 1943; and Bhuiyan, 1964. Common name: Tank goby (English). Bangla name:

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