Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps) Genus: Psilorhynchus Species: P. gracilis Common/local names English: Rainbow minnow and Rainboth minnow Bangladesh: Balitora (বালিটোরা) Distributions: Bangladesh (Gangetic lowland streams) (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Shacra baril, Barilius shacra (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Subfamily: Rasborinae (Danioninae) Genus: Barilius Species: B. shacra Synonyms Barbus shacra (Hamilton, 1822) Cyprinus shacra Hamilton, 1822 Opsarius cirratus McClelland, 1839 Opsarius shacra (Hamilton,
River stone carp, Psilorhynchus sucatio (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps) Genus: Psilorhynchus Species: P. sucatio Synonyms Cyprinus sucatio Hamilton, 1822 Psilorhynchus sucatio damodarai David, 1953 Psilorhynchus sucatio nudithoracicus Tilak & Husain, 1980 Common/local names English:
Estuarine ricefish, Oryzias melastigmus (McClelland, 1839)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Family: Adrianichthyidae (Adrianichthyids) Subfamily: Oryziinae (Medakas or ricefishes) Genus: Oryzias Species: O. melastigmus Synonyms Aplocheilus melastigmus McClelland, 1839 Haplochilus melastigma (McClelland, 1839) Panchax argenteus Day, 1868 Panchax cyanopthalma Blyth,
Barca snakehead, Channa barca (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. barca Synonyms Ophicephalus nigricans Cuvier, 1831 Ophiocephalus barca Hamilton, 1822 Common/local name English: Barca snakehead Bangladesh: Pipla (পিপলা), Pipla shol (পিপলা শোল),
Rice-paddy eel, Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Family: Ophichthidae (Snake eels and worm eels) Subfamily: Ophichthinae (Snake eels) Genus: Pisodonophis Species: P. boro Common/local names English: Rice-paddy eel Bangladesh: Bamosh (বামোশ), Boro baim (বোরো বাইম), Kharu
Freshwater morey, Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (Eels) Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels) Subfamily: Muraeninae Genus: Gymnothorax Species: G. tile Synonyms Lycodontis tile (Hamilton, 1822) Muraena tile (Hamilton, 1822) Muraenophis tile Hamilton, 1822 Distributions: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989 and