Fin formula: D VI+I 12-13; A III 12-13; P i 11-12; V I 5. It has small and rather slender body. Mouth is oblique. 90 scales are present on lateral line. Lower jaw is almost equal to upper jaw. Scales are small. Body color: translucent and yellowish-green back; flank and belly silvery white with a silvery longitudinal bank on flank. Fins are hyaline. A golden spot on the occiput.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Widely distributed in clear freshwater streams, canals, beels, ponds and inundated paddy fields in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
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.