Exotic fishes of Bangladesh

Silver dollar, Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller and Troschel, 1844)

The silver dollar is native to South America (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This species was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand and Singapore (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This species was recorded from several aquarium shops of Dhaka and Khulna

Exotic fishes of Bangladesh: Amazon sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis

This catfish is native to South America. Though this fish was introduced for ornamental purpose but at present they have established themselves into the different natural waterbodies of Bangladesh. This is an extremely hardy species. Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class:

Black carp: Mylopharyngodon piceus by ABM Mohsin January 9, 2010 Black carp [Mylopharyngodon piceus] inhabits Amur river basin of Eastern… (2)
Maize in fish feed: in context of Bangladesh by Md. Nurul Amin January 19, 2012 Maize (called vutta in Bengali) is one of the emerging… (2)
Why Hilsa is called “the king of fish”? The reasons behind unique tastiness of Hilsa by Dr. AKM Nowsad Alam October 3, 2012 Hilsa is considered as one of the most tastiest fish… (2)
Pabdah catfish, Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad September 8, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (2)
Site Selection for Freshwater Aquaculture by Shams Galib October 12, 2010 Introduction: A good habitat is an essential factor for all… (2)
Tista batasio, Batasio batasio (Hamilton, 1822) by Roknuzzaman Nayan July 7, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (2)
Finfishes of the Sundarbans by Shams Galib October 19, 2011 The Sundarbans (beautiful forest) is the largest mangrove forest of… (2)
Journal Profile: Journal of Fisheries by BdFISH Team March 5, 2014 Journal of Fisheries is a double blind peer reviewed open… (2)
Flying barb, Esomus danricus (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib August 19, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (2)
Lesser Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus by Salma Sultana February 5, 2010 Synonyms: Ophidium aculeatum: loch, 1787. Rhynchodella aculeata: Day, 1878;… (2)