BdFISH Feature – Page 32 – Fisheries Features special reference to Bangladesh

Yellow pike conger, Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Suborder: Congroidei Family: Muraenesocidae (Pike congers) Genus: Congresox Species: C. talabon Synonyms Conger talabon Cuvier, 1829 Muraenesox talabon (Cuvier, 1829) Common/local names English: Yellow pike conger Bangladesh: Kamila (কামিলা)

Silver razorbelly minnow, Salmophasia acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Superfamily: Cyprinoidea Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) Subfamily: Rasborinae (= Danioninae) Genus: Salmophasia Species: S. acinaces Synonyms Chela argentea Day, 1867 Chela diffusa (Jerdon, 1849) Leuciscus acinaces Valenciennes, 1844

Purple spaghetti-eel, Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Suborder: Anguilloidei Family: Moringuidae (Spaghetti eels) Genus: Moringua Species: M. raitaborua Synonym: Muraena raitaborua Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Purple spaghetti-eel Bangladesh: Rata Boura (রাটা বউরা) Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman,

Common pike conger, Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Suborder: Congroidei Family: Muraenesocidae (Pike congers) Genus: Muraenesox Species: M. bagio Synonyms Muraena bagio (Hamilton, 1822) Muraenesox yamaguchiensis Katayama & Takai, 1954 Common/local names English: Common pike conger Bangladesh:

Asian cory, Chandramara chandramara (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Superfamily: Bagroidea Family: Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) Genus: Chandramara Species: Chandramara chandramara Synonyms Pimelodus chandramara Hamilton, 1822 Rama chandramara (Hamilton, 1822) Common/local names English: Asian cory Bangladesh: Futki guri (ফুটকী

Murius vacha, Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) Genus: Eutropiichthys Species: E. murius Synonyms Clupisoma murius (Hamilton, 1822) Eutropius murius (Hamilton, 1822) Pimelodus murius Hamilton, 1822 Pseudeutropius murius (Hamilton, 1822) Pseudeutropius murius batarensis

River loach, Schistura sikmaiensis (Hora, 1921)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Balitoridae (River loaches) Subfamily: Nemacheilinae Genus: Schistura Species: S. sikmaiensis Synonyms Nemacheilus sikmaiensis Hora, 1921 Noemacheilus sikmaiensis (Hora, 1921) Common/local name English: River loach Distributions: Bangladesh, India and

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)