taki – BdFISH Feature

Ganges river sprat, Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) Suborder: Clupeoidei Family: Clupeidae (Herrings; shads, sprats, sardines, pilchards, and menhadens) Genus: Corica Species: C. soborna Synonyms Corica argentata Swainson, 1839 Corica biharensis Kamal & Ahsan, 1979 Corica pseudopterus (Bleeker, 1852)

Spotted snakehead, Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)

Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. punctata Common/local names English: Spotted snakehead Bangladesh: Taki (টাকি), Lata (লাটা), Chaitan (ছাইতান) and Sati (শাটি) India:

Channa punctatus

Synonyms: Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch, 1794, Nat. Ausland.Fische. 7, p.388. Ophiocephalus punctatus Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.367. Ophicephalus punctatus Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937, Fishes of Northern Bangal. p.123. Ophicephalus punctatus Bhuiyan, 1964, Fishes of Dacca. p.95. Common name: Spotted snakehead

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