More than 70 species of exotic and native ornamental fish fishes are recorded from Dhaka and Rajshahi city. Short descriptions of some species are given bellow- 01. Pearl Gourami: Trichogaster leeri Origin: Asia, Thailand, Indonesia Size: 13 cm Lifespan: 3-4
Aquarium Fishes of Bangladesh: Part-1
More than 70 species of exotic and native ornamental as well as aquarium fishes are recorded from Dhaka and Rajshahi city. Short descriptions of some species are given bellow- 01. Silver Arowana: Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Origin: South America, Amazon River Size:
Olive barb, Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cyprinoidea Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) Subfamily: Barbinae Genus: Puntius Species: P. sarana Common/local names English: Olive barb Bangladesh: Sarputi (সরপুটি), Sarna puti (স্বর্ণাপুটি), Saral puti (সরল পুটি),
Cultured fishes of Bangladesh
Cultured fish species: Cultured fish species refers to those species of fishes which are already introduced into the existing fish farming system in Bangladesh. A quite large number of species are now being used as culture species consisting both native
Exotic fishes of Bangladesh
Exotic fishes are those species of fishes which are not native and introduced from foreign or other countries to the local areas. Different species of fishes are introduced in Bangladesh to serve various purposes. Some of these purposes are (Rahman,
Puffer Fishes: A Common and an Old Threat in Bangladesh
‘Puffer fish’ became a burning issue in recent times when several people died after consuming this fish in different places of Bangladesh. This type of incident is not a new one, every year especially during the rainy season a lot
Classification of Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes is an enormously successful group of freshwater fishes. This order contains 3000 or so species, divided into main three lines of development- the characins-piranhas and their relatives- from Central to South American and Africa; the electric eels from tropical