Gobiopterus chuno – BdFISH Feature

Top Ten Smallest Fishes of Bangladesh

Top Ten Smallest fishes of Bangladesh are given below – No. Scientific Name English Name Bangla/Local Name Max. SL (cm)* 10 Parambassis lala Highfin Glassy Perchlet Lal Chanda 3.8 9 Nangra ornata Ornata Catfish Gang Tengra 3.7 8 Badis chittagongis

Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part F-G)

Gagata cenia (Hamilton, 1822) English Name: Indian gagata Bengali Name: Cenia (ছেনিয়া), Jungla (জংলা), Kauwa (কাউয়া), Tengra (টেংরা) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened Garra gotyla (Gray, 1832) English Name: Goytala, sucker head Bengali Name: Ghor poia (ঘর পোয়া) IUCN

Goby, Gobiopterus chuno (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Gobiidae (Gobies) Subfamily: Gobionellinae Genus: Gobiopterus Species: G. chuno Synonym: Gobius chuno Hamilton, 1822 Conservation status: Not threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000). Morphology: Body elongated with depressed

Fish Drying and Dehydration by Shams Galib January 1, 2011 Fish is an extremely perishable food item and required preservation… (7)
Stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad September 9, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (5)
Kalbasu: Labeo calbasu by Md. Abul Bashar July 4, 2010 Synonyms: Cyprinus calbasu Hamilton, 1822 Labeo calbasu Day, 1878 Labeo… (4)
Mola carplet: Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib July 1, 2010 Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (4)
Introduction to endocrine glands of fishes by S.M. Abu Naser April 24, 2012 The glands that secrete their products into the bloodstream and… (4)
Indian river shad, Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki August 30, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes… (4)
Migratory Pattern, Route and Abundance of Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) by Roni Chandra Mondal March 25, 2013 During entire life, Hilsa shad (the national fish of Bangladesh)… (3)
Hora loach, Botia dayi Hora, 1932 by Roknuzzaman Nayan July 15, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (3)
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Lobsters, Clams & Crabs by S.M. Abu Naser May 5, 2012 Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered… (3)
Scale carp: Cyprinus carpio communis by Ismat Ara Zakia February 12, 2010 Synonyms: Cyprinus carpio: Linnaeus, 1758. C. carpio intha: Annandale,… (3)