Macrognathus aral (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) [ Macrognathus aculeatus ] English Name: One-stripe spinyeel Bengali Name: Tara baim (তারা বাইম) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Vulnerable Macrognathus pancalus (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) Mastacembelus pancalus (Valenciennes, 1832) English Name: Striped spinyeel, Barred spinyeel Bengali Name:
Black Carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)
The black carp was introduced in Bangladesh from China in 1983 by Department of Fisheries (DoF) (Rahman, 2007; Khaleque, 2002; Galib and Mohsin, 2011). It is also known as snail carp (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). Major objectives of introduction were
Black carp: Mylopharyngodon piceus
Black carp [Mylopharyngodon piceus] inhabits Amur river basin of Eastern Siberia to southern China. In 1983, this carp was introduced to Bangladesh from China for controlling snail and aquaculture purpose (Rahman, 2005). It is mainly bottom feeder and feeds on