BdFISH Feature – Page 31 – Fisheries Features special reference to Bangladesh

Conta catfish, Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Conta Species: C. conta Synonyms Conta elongata (Day, 1872) Erethistes elongata (Day, 1872) Hara conta (Hamilton, 1822) Hara elongata Day, 1872 Pimelodus

Sisor catfish, Sisor rhabdophorus Hamilton, 1822

Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Sisoridae (=Bagariidae) (Sisorid catfishes) Subfamily: Sisorinae Genus: Sisor Species: S. rhabdophorus Common/local names English: Sisor catfish Bangladesh: Chenua (চেনুয়া), Cheuna (চেউনা) and Sisir (সিসর)

Painted catfish, Pseudolaguvia shawi (Hora, 1921)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Sisoroidea Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Pseudolaguvia Species: P. shawi Synonyms Glyptothorax shawi (Hora, 1921) Laguvia shawi Hora, 1921 English name: Painted catfish Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989 and

Congaturi halfbeak, Hyporhamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Hemiramphinae Genus: Hyporhamphus Species: H. limbatus Synonyms Hemiramphus gorakhpurensis Srivastava, 1967 Hemiramphus limbatus Valenciennes, 1847 Hemiramphus tridentifer Cantor, 1849

Wrestling halfbeak, Dermogenys pusilla Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Zenarchopterinae Genus: Dermogenys Species: D. pusilla Synonym: Dermogenys pusillus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 Common/local names English: Wrestling halfbeak

Ectuntio halfbeak, Zenarchopterus ectuntio (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Suborder: Belonoidei (= Exocoetoidei) Superfamily: Exocoetoidea Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Subfamily: Zenarchopterinae Genus: Zenarchopterus Species: Z. ectuntio Synonyms Esox ectuntio Hamilton, 1822 Hemiramphus amblyurus Bleeker, 1849 Hemiramphus borneensis Bleeker, 1851

Indian pike conger, Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Suborder: Congroidei Family: Muraenesocidae (Pike congers) Genus: Congresox Species: C. talabonoides Common/local names English: Indian pike conger Bangladesh: Kamila (কামিলা) Conservation status: Not threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).

Classification of Cypriniformes by Shams Galib January 3, 2011 Cypriniformes is an enormously successful group of freshwater fishes. This… (2)
Fisheries Teacher Profile: Dr. Md. Mer Mosharraf Hossain by BdFISH Team March 4, 2012 Dr. Md. Mer Mosharraf Hossain Assistant Professor Department of Fisheries… (2)
Fish culture in ponds and rice-fields by the poor Adivasi households in northwest and… by Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain July 7, 2010 Background: Adivasis are found far from the main stream development… (2)
Hakaluki Haor: The plenteous beauty and pompous biodiversity by S.M. Abu Naser November 7, 2010 Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open water resources… (2)
Fisheries Teacher Profile: Dr. Mohammad Lokman Ali by BdFISH Team May 13, 2012 Dr. Mohammad Lokman Ali Assistant Professor and Chairman Department of… (2)
Zooplankton abundance in different waterbodies of the Rajshahi University campus by Sharmeen Rahman September 29, 2010 Pond is a unique environment which is created by man.… (2)
Photofeature: Appendages of Giant river prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii by Balaram Mahalder November 30, 2012 The body of Giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is divided… (2)
Gagora catfish, Arius gagora (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki August 30, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (2)
Day’s mystus, Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877) by Nipa Chaki June 6, 2011 Systematic position Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fish) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family:… (2)
Hamilton’s barila, Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton, 1807) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad July 14, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (2)