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Scientific Name: Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Conta catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Kanti tengra (কান্তি টেংরা)
Bonyfish : Conta conta

Photo: Rahman AKA (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Description:
The fish has an elongated, sub-cylindrical body and a small, oval-shaped head. Its mouth is small with thick, fleshy lips, and it has four pairs of barbels. The caudal fin is forked, with the upper lobe often extending into a long filamentous projection. The pectoral fins are horizontally placed. Its body color is deep brown with a gray back and dirty white underside. The barbels display dark and white rings, while the fins are yellowish with light bands, and the outer rays of the caudal fin have a whitish border.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in flowing streams with sandy bottom and overhanging grasses and emergent vegetations.
Environment:
Freshwater (Demersal)
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.

Froese R, Pauly D (Editors) (2024) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2024).

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