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Scientific Name: Botia rostrata Günther, 1868

Synonym: Botia dayi (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Gangetic loach
Local/Bangla Name: Bou mach (বউ মাছ), Rani mach (রাণী মাছ)
Bonyfish : Botia rostrata

Photo: flickr

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 12 (3/9); P­1. 14; P2. 8; A. 7 (2/5); C. 19. Body is elongated and laterally compressed. Head broad and pointed. Mouth is small and eyes placed in posterior half of head. Four pairs of barbels are present. Scales are minute and conspicuous. Caudal fin is deeply forked and it’s lobe not only pointed but also sharp. Body color is yellowish to brown. Several irregular and partly confluent cross bands present on flank.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mostly found in swift streams and also in swamps.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
Main References:

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

Other References:

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.

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KY124362  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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