Scientific Name: Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
Synonym: Pseudeutropius atherinoides, Neotropius atherinoides (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Indian potasi
Local/Bangla Name: Patasi (পাতাসি), Batasi (বাতাসি)
Photo: Balaram Mahalder
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
It has elongated and laterally compressed body. Scales are conspicuously large. Dorsal fin has 2 spines followed by 7 soft rays. and anal fin has 2 spines followed by 8 soft rays. Coloration:Silver body with conspicuous dark markings.
Rostral barbels extend to the anterior margin of the orbit. Maxillary barbels end at about the middle of the opercle (gill cover).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit freshwaters and tidal rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal)
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.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
