BdFISH Feature – Page 24 – Fisheries Features special reference to Bangladesh

Bumblebee goby, Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Gobioidei Family: Gobiidae (Gobies) Subfamily: Gobionellinae Genus: Brachygobius Species: B. nunus Synonyms Gobius alcockii Annandale, 1906 Gobius bombayensis Annandale, 1919 Gobius nunus Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Bumblebee

Exotic fish of Bangladesh: Angel, Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

The angelfish is a very popular tropical fish because of its unique shape and interesting personalities (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This fish is naturally found in Amazon River, Africa and Guinea (Shammi and Bhatnagar, 2002; Saxena, 2003). Life span is

Ramsagar

The Ramsagar (রামসাগর) is a large dighi (tank) situated in the village Tejpur which is about 8 kilometers south of the Dinajpur town. It is a famous tourist spot in north-west Bangladesh under the care of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. It

Stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Siluroidea Family: Heteropneustidae (Saccobranchidae; Airsac catfishes) Genus: Heteropneustes Species: H. fossilis Common/local names English: Stinging catfish Bangladesh: Shing (শিং), Shinghi (শিংঘি) and Jiol (জিওল) India: Singee and Sheenee

Pabdah catfish, Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Siluroidea Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes) Genus: Ompok Species: O. pabda Common/ local names English: Pabdah catfish Bangladesh: Madhu pabda (মধু পাবদা) and Pabda (পাবদা) India: Leothari, Pahboh (Assam); Pabda,

Gora chela, Securicula gora (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cyprinoidea Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Subfamily: Rasborinae (= Danioninae) Genus: Securicula Species: S. gora Common/ local names English: Gora chela Bangladesh: Ghora chela (ঘোড়া চেলা), Gora chela

Silver dollar, Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller and Troschel, 1844)

The silver dollar is native to South America (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This species was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand and Singapore (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This species was recorded from several aquarium shops of Dhaka and Khulna

Tengara mystus, Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki May 25, 2011 Systematic position Class: Actinopterygii (Ray- finned fish) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes)… (14)
Classification of Cypriniformes by Shams Galib January 3, 2011 Cypriniformes is an enormously successful group of freshwater fishes. This… (12)
Small Indigenous Species (SIS) of Fishes by Shams Galib November 3, 2009 What is SIS? According to Rahman (1989), there are 260… (12)
Cuchia, Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad August 22, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Synbranchiformes… (8)
Marketing Channel of Some Major Fish Groups in Fish Markets of Rajshahi City Corporation by Syeda Mushahida Al Noor June 10, 2011 The route taken by the goods and services from producers… (6)
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Mussel, Snail & Oyster by S.M. Abu Naser March 30, 2012 Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered… (6)
Tor barb, Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan June 2, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (6)
Ticto barb: Puntius ticto by Md. Abul Bashar January 7, 2011 Synonyms: Cyprinus ticto Hamilton, 1822 Barbus ticto Day, 1878 Barbus… (6)
Indian river shad, Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki August 30, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes… (6)
Long-whiskered catfish, Sperata aor (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan May 5, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (6)