BdFISH Feature – Page 28 – Fisheries Features special reference to Bangladesh

Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Elopiformes (Tenpounders) Family: Megalopidae (Tarpons) Genus: Megalops Species: M. cyprinoides Synonyms Brisbania staigeri Castelnau, 1878 Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, 1782 Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Cyprinodon cundinga Hamilton, 1822 Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)

Goldspotted grenadier anchovy, Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies) Subfamily: Coiliinae Genus: Coilia Species: C. dussumieri Synonyms Coilia quadrifilis Günther, 1868 Demicoilia margaritifera Jordan & Seale, 1926 Leptonurus chrysostigma Bleeker, 1849 Common/local names English: Goldspotted

Hamilton’s Thryssa, Thryssa hamiltonii Gray, 1835

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies) Subfamily: Coiliinae Genus: Thryssa Species: T. hamiltonii Synonyms Engraulis grayi Bleeker, 1851 Scutengraulis hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Stolephorus hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Thrissocles grayi (Bleeker, 1851)

Great snakehead, Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. marulius Common/local names English: Giant snakehead and Great snakehead Bangladesh: Gajar (গজার), Gajal (গজাল) and Sal (সাল) India: Haal

BdFISH Feature Team 2011

Team leader Shams Muhammad Galib Members ABM Mohsin Md. Mehedi Hasan Syeda Nusrat Jahan Syeda Mushahida-Al-Noor (Munia) Roni Chandra Mondal S.M. Abu Naser Nipa Chaki Angkur Mohammad Imetazzaman Md. Abul Bashar

Silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Stromateoidei Family: Stromateidae (Butterfishes) Genus: Pampus Species: P. argenteus Synonyms Stromateoides argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) Stromateus argenteus Euphrasen, 1788 Stromatioides nozawae Ishikawa, 1904 Common/local names English: Silver pomfret Bangladesh:

Painted catfish, Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Pseudolaguvia Species: P. ribeiroi Synonyms Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Hora, 1921) Laguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921) Laguvia ribeiroi ribeiroi (Hora, 1921) Common name: Painted catfish

Migratory Pattern, Route and Abundance of Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) by Roni Chandra Mondal March 25, 2013 During entire life, Hilsa shad (the national fish of Bangladesh)… (5)
Small Indigenous Species (SIS) of Fishes by Shams Galib November 3, 2009 What is SIS? According to Rahman (1989), there are 260… (4)
Chinese silver pomfret, Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788) by S.M. Abu Naser August 23, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes… (4)
Fish Drying and Dehydration by Shams Galib January 1, 2011 Fish is an extremely perishable food item and required preservation… (4)
Importance, Establishment and Management of Fish Sanctuary by Ahmed Jaman December 28, 2010 Bangladesh is blessed with the world’s richest and most diverse… (3)
Tubifex collection and selling in Jessore by Shams Galib July 4, 2011 The Tubifex, a popular living fish food, is now being… (3)
Spotted scat: Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) by Shams Galib April 16, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes… (2)
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Shrimp and Prawn by S.M. Abu Naser March 5, 2012 Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered… (2)
Walking snakehead, Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad August 23, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes… (2)
Spot-fin swamp barb: Puntius sophore by Ismat Ara Zakia February 13, 2010 Synonyms: Cyprinus sophore: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822. Leuciscus stigma: Valenciennes, 1844. Barbus… (2)