(Right now the "Previous" and "Next" doesn't maintain serial. We're working to getting it fixed,)

Scientific Name: Schistura savona (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Nemacheilus savona, Nemachilus savona (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Half-banded loach
Local/Bangla Name: Balichata puiya (বালিচাটা পুইয়া)
Bonyfish : Schistura savona

Photo: DoF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Description:
Fin formula: D 2/8; P₁ 10; P2 7; A 2/5. Body is compressed and slender. Dorsal profile is greatly arched. Ventral profile concave. It has compressed head with small mouth. Lower lip is not notched at the middle. Eyes large, situated at the middle of the head touching the dorsal surface. There are 3 pairs of barbels such as 2 rostral and 1 maxillary pairs. Dorsal origin slightly nearer to the snout tip than the caudal base. Pelvic fins originate a little behind the dorsal. Dorsal goes above the anterior base of the anal. Caudal fin is forked. Body color: brownish above, yellowish below; 10-12 very narrow vertical white bands on the body. Base of the caudal is black in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits in clear water, swift flowing streams with bottoms of rocks and boulders.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

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.

Ahmed A, Rahman MM, Mandal S (2015) Biodiversity of Hillstream fishes in Bangladesh. Zootaxa. 3700. 283-92. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.2.6.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information