Scientific Name: Opsarius tileo (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Barilius tileo (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Tileo baril
Local/Bangla Name: Tila borali (তিলা বরালি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 9 (2/7); P1. 13; P2. 8; A. 13 (3/10). It has deep body with compressed head. Snout is pointed and jaws are not long. Mouth moderate and having complete lateral line. 60-63 scales are present in the lateral line. Scales are small with few radii. Dorsal and caudal fins dark grey with a light pinkish edge.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in hill streams and rivers with pebbly or sandy bottom.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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