Baluhar Baor area is a “Hot spot (a very rich area in biodiversity)” of Bangladesh. A total of 3 major species of Annelids, 20 species of Arthropods, 8 species of Mollusks, 72 species of Fishes, 3 species of Amphibians, 13
Chacunda gizzard shad, Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Family: Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) Genus: Anodontostoma Species: A. chacunda Synonyms: Clupanodon chacunda (Hamilton, 1822) Chatoessus chacunda (Day, 1878) Dorosoma chacunda (Weber & deBeaufort, 1913) Andontostoma chacunda (Munro, 1995) Common/local
Azolla, Azolla pinnata
Azolla is a free floating pterophyte. There are six species of genus Azolla. Off them, only one Azolla pinnata is found in various water bodies of Bangladesh. They are unattached and float with their leaves with above the water surface
Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part-C3)
Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822 English Name: Ganges river sprat, Ganga river-sprat Bengali Name: Kachki (কাচকি), Guramach (গুড়ামাছ), Taki (তাকি) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes 1844) English Name: Grass carp Bengali Name: Grass carp (গ্রাস কার্প),
Water Morning Glory, Ipomoea aquatica
The morning glory is also known as “water spinach” and called “Kalmi Lata” in Bangladesh. It can grow over the surface of the water freely. It was named morning glory because of its beautiful flower. Morphology: The length of a
Bay of Bengal: A Bay of Prospects towards National Flourishment
Bangladesh is endowed with vast marine and coastal waters having an area of about 1.5 times more than that of her total land mass. The environment is under the dynamic interface between terrestrial systems and marine systems dominated by wave
Fishes of the River Halda
Bangladesh is a riverine country and more than 700 rivers are present in this country (BFRI, 2007). In ancient time river was the main source of fishes from where people consume and mitigate their demand. Fishes bred and live in