Synonyms: Cyprinus catla Hamilton, 1822 Catla buchanani Day, 1878 Catla catla Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937 Catla catla Bhuiyan, 1964 Catla catla Menon, 1974 Common name: Catla Local name: Katla, katal Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order- Cypriniformes Family- Cyprinidae Genus-