Synonyms: Macrognathus armatus: Lacepede, 1803; Hamilton, 1822. Mastacembelus armatus: Day, 1878; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Bhuiyan, 1964; Day, 1889; Gunther, 1961; Ahmad, N. 1943. Mastacembelus manipurensis: Hora, 1921a. Common name: Tire-track spiny eel (English). Bangla name: Baim, Bam,
Rohu: Labeo rohita
Synonyms: Cyprinus rohita: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822. Labeo rohita: Day, 1878; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Labeo horai: Fowler, 1924. Common name: Rohu (English name) Bangla name: Rui, Rohit, Rou Taxonomic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Cypriniformes
Lesser Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus
Synonyms: Ophidium aculeatum: loch, 1787. Rhynchodella aculeata: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Macrognathus aculeatus: Smith, 1945; Munro, 1955; Sterba, 1962; Bhuiyan, 1964. Common name: Spiny eel (English name). Bangla name: Tara baim. Taxonomic position:
Thai Punti: Barbonymus gonionotus
Thai punti [Barbonymus gonionotus] is also known as rajpunti or thai rajpunti in our country. This small carp inhabits rivers, streams, floodplain and reservoirs in Thailand. In 1977, it was introduced to Bangladesh from Thailand (Rahman, 2005). It occurs mainly
Black carp: Mylopharyngodon piceus
Black carp [Mylopharyngodon piceus] inhabits Amur river basin of Eastern Siberia to southern China. In 1983, this carp was introduced to Bangladesh from China for controlling snail and aquaculture purpose (Rahman, 2005). It is mainly bottom feeder and feeds on
Grass carp: Ctenopharyngodon idella
Grass carp [Ctenopharyngodon idella] is naturally inhabitant in China and Eastern Siberia specially Amur river system. In 1966 and 1979, this carp is introduced to Bangladesh from Hong Kong and Japan orderly for weed control and aquaculture purpose (Rahman, 2005).
Bighead carp: Aristichthys nobilis
Bighead carp [Aristichthys nobilis] is the natural inhabitant of different types of fresh water bodies of south-east Asia especially China. It was introduced in our country from Nepal in 1981. Same as Silver carp, this fish dominantly utilize the surface