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Scientific Name: Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Kalabans
Local/Bangla Name: Kursa (কুরসা), Kursa rui (কুরসা রুই)
Photo: DoF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D ii-iii 9-12; A ii-iii 5; P i 16-17; V i 7. Shape of body is elongate and slender. Ventral profile less convex than that of dorsal. It has prominent snout with overhanging mouth without any lateral lobe. Lips thick and continuous. Eyes small not visible from underside of head. One pair of small maxillary barbels are present. Caudal fin is forked. Lateral line with 42-43 scales atre present. Body color: bluish or brownish black on back, silvery below, bluish silvery on flanks. Fins are blackish and caudal base has a large diffuse spot.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Adults inhabit torrential hill-streams in shallow waters, lakes and streams.
Environment:
Freshwater; benthopelagic;
Main References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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