A survey has been carried out in order to explore the existing fish fauna of the river Padma near Rajshahi. One species of Chondrichthyes and 72 species of Osteichthyes of fishes were recorded. Details are given in Fish and Other
Channa striatus
. Synonyms: Ophicephalus striatus Bloch, 1794, Nat. Ausland.Fische. 7, p. 141. Ophicephalus striatus Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.366. Common name: Striped or Banded snakehead Local name: shol Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order-Channiformes Family- Channidae Genus- Channa Scopoli Fin