Md. Sajjad Hossain Sowrov Research Student MS in Aquaculture Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymenshingh, Bangladesh Email: sajjadhossain33@gmail.com All writings of the author are available here.
Vibriosis: an enzootic disease of fishes
Definition: Vibriosis is an enzootic disease of fish, recorded from all over the world. It is almost exclusively caused by halophilic vibrios of the species Vibrio anguillarum and rarely by Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It occurs among various fish species, predominantly in
Sylhet Hara, Erethistes jerdoni (Day, 1870)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Erethistidae (Erethistid catfishes) Genus: Hara Species: H. jerdoni Synonym: Hara jerdoni Day, 1870 Common/local names English name: Sylhet Hara Bangladesh: Kutakanti (কাটাকুন্তি) Distributions: Bangladesh and India (Talwar and
Paradise threadfin, Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Polynemus Species: P. paradiseus Synonyms Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829 Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822 Common/local names English: Paradise
Fourfinger threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Eleutheronema Species: E. tetradactylum Synonyms Polynemus coecus Macleay, 1878 Polynemus teria Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus tetradactylus Shaw, 1804 Common/local names English: Fourfinger threadfin Bangladesh: Tailla (তাইল্ল্যা)
Indian threadfin, Leptomelanosoma indicum (Shaw, 1804)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Leptomelanosoma Species: L. indicum Synonyms Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) Polynemus gelatinosus McClelland, 1843 Polynemus indicus Shaw, 1804 Polynemus sele Hamilton, 1822 Polynemus uronemus Cuvier, 1829
Sixfinger threadfin, Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Polynemidae (Threadfins) Genus: Polydactylus Species: P. sexfilis Synonyms Polydactylus kuru (Bleeker, 1853) Polynemus kuru Bleeker, 1853 Polynemus sexfilis Valenciennes, 1831 Common/local names English: Sixfinger threadfin and Golden sixthread