Silver angel – BdFISH Feature

Exotic fish of Bangladesh: Angel, Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

The angelfish is a very popular tropical fish because of its unique shape and interesting personalities (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This fish is naturally found in Amazon River, Africa and Guinea (Shammi and Bhatnagar, 2002; Saxena, 2003). Life span is

Olive barb, Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib January 6, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes… (9)
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Shrimp and Prawn by S.M. Abu Naser March 5, 2012 Shellfish, a group of invertebrates and aquatic organism, is covered… (8)
Kaptai Lake by Shams Galib November 4, 2009 Bangladesh is enriched with extensive potential water resources distributed all… (6)
Introduction to endocrine glands of fishes by S.M. Abu Naser April 24, 2012 The glands that secrete their products into the bloodstream and… (6)
Walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linneaeus, 1758) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad August 26, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Siluriformes… (6)
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… (6)
Kalbasu: Labeo calbasu by Md. Abul Bashar July 4, 2010 Synonyms: Cyprinus calbasu Hamilton, 1822 Labeo calbasu Day, 1878 Labeo… (6)
Tengara mystus, Mystus tengara (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki May 25, 2011 Systematic position Class: Actinopterygii (Ray- finned fish) Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes)… (6)
Aquarium Fishes of Bangladesh: Part-1 by Shams Galib January 28, 2011 More than 70 species of exotic and native ornamental as… (5)
Small Indigenous Species (SIS) of Fishes by Shams Galib November 3, 2009 What is SIS? According to Rahman (1989), there are 260… (4)