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Scientific Name: Sisor rhabdophorus Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Hossain MAR (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
Fin formula: D. I/6; P1. I/8; P2. 7; A. 6; C. 11. It has elongated body with small inferior mouth. Six pairs of barbels are present; one maxillary pair and five mandibular pairs. Adipose fin present in the form of a spine. Pectoral fins horizontal. Series of bony plates from dorsal base to caudal base. Body color blackish on back and lighter below.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits streams with sandy bottom and strong currents.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal; potamodromous)
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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