A survey has been carried out in order to explore the existing fish fauna of the river Padma near Rajshahi. One species of Chondrichthyes and 72 species of Osteichthyes of fishes were recorded. Details are given in Fish and Other
Large razorbelly minnow: Salmostoma bacaila
Synonyms: Cyprinus bacaila Hamilton, 1822, Fishes of the Ganges, p.265. Chela bacaila Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.603. Chela bacaila Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937, Fishes of Northern Bangal. p.19. Chela bacaila Bhuiyan, 1964, Fishes of Dacca. p.46. Oxygaster bacaila Rahman,