Body elongated and compressed with small mouth. It has no barbels. Lateral line is complete and descends very gradually with 21-34 scales. Body color olive on back and silvery flanks and belly. A narrow dark spot above anal fin. Fin formula: D. 9 (2/7); P. 15; V. 9; A. 7 (2/5); C. 19.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Abundant all over Bangladesh in ditches, ponds, canals, haors, streams, rivers and inundated fields.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Main 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 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.