. Synonyms: Opisternon bengalensis McClelland, 1845, Callcutta, J. Nat. Hist. 5; p. 197. Synbranchus bengalensis Day,1878, Fishes of India. p. 657. Synbranchus bengalensis Munro, 1955. Marine and Freshwater Fishes of Ceylon.p.102. Opisternon bengalensis Jayaram, 1981. Freshwater Fishes of India.p.411. Common