Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Hara Species: H. hara Common/local names English name: Kosi hara Bangladesh: Kutakanti (কাটাকুন্তি), Chakamaka (চাকামাকা) and Tit magur (তিত মাগুর) Distributions: Bangladesh, India, Nepal
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
Long tongue sole, Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton, 1822
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) Family: Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) Genus: Cyanoglossus Species: C. lingua Common/local names English: Long tongue sole Bangladesh: Kukur jeeb (কুকুর জিব) Synonyms Arelia lingua (Hamilton, 1822) Arelia macrorhynchos (Bleeker, 1851) Arelia
Pabo catfish, Ompok pabo (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes) Genus: Ompok Species: O. pabo Synonyms Callichrous nigrescens Day, 1870 Callichrous pabo (Hamilton, 1822) Silurus pabo Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Pabo catfish Bangladesh: Pabda (পাবদা)
Himalayan olyra, Olyra kempi Chaudhuri, 1912
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) Genus: Olyra Species: O. kempi Common/local names English: Himalayan olyra India: Botsinghi (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991) Distributions: Bangladesh, India and Myanmar (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Kalabans, Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Genus: Labeo Species: L. dero Synonyms Chondrostoma semivelatus Valenciennes, 1844 Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822 Labeo cephalus Valenciennes, 1842 Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822) Labeo henshawi
Kuria labeo, Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Genus: Labeo Species: L. gonius Synonyms Cyprinus gonius Hamilton, 1822 Labeo microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1842 Osteochilus chalybeatus (Valenciennes, 1842) Rohita chalybeata Valenciennes, 1842 Rohita gonius