Pearl gourami is also known as ‘lace gourami’. It is native to Asia especially Thailand and Indonesia and this was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). Life span is 3 to 4 years or longer
Spotted sicklefish, Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Drepaneidae (Sicklefishes) Genus: Drepane Species: D. punctata Synonyms Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758 Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Harpochirus punctatus (Linneaus, 1758) Common/local names English: Spotted
Cory cat, Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858)
The cory cat is also known as bronze corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish. It is native to South America commonly found on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to the Rio de la
Black skirt tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
The black skirt tetra is also known as black tetra and black widow tetra. This species was introduced in Bangladesh from India and Thailand by the aquarium fish traders of the country (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This fish
Phantom Tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann, 1915)
The phantom tetra is also known as black phantom tetra. This species was introduced Bangladesh from Thailand and Singapore by the aquarium fish importers of the country (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This fish is native to South America
Black Carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)
The black carp was introduced in Bangladesh from China in 1983 by Department of Fisheries (DoF) (Rahman, 2007; Khaleque, 2002; Galib and Mohsin, 2011). It is also known as snail carp (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). Major objectives of introduction were
Non-traditional fish seeds for aquaculture
Majority fishes cultured in Bangladesh are carps. These are major carps (Rohu, catla, mrigal and calbasu) and Chinese carps (silver carp, bighead carp, common carps and grass carp). Some other species are also cultured in Bangladesh, such as walking catfish,