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Scientific Name: Nangra nangra (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonym: Gagata nangra (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Nangra catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Koshi tengra (কোশী টেংরা)
Bonyfish : Nangra nangra

Photo: DoF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Vertebrae: 35 – 37. Dorsal fin typically with 8 branched rays. Anal fin with 3-4 simple rays, 9-11 branched rays. Snout moderately projecting; anterior naris origin close to snout tip (distance between anterior naris and snout tip less than eye diameter). Nasal barbel reaching at least to end of head, sometimes reaching dorsal-fin origin; maxillary barbel reaching past to adipose-fin origin; maxillary barbel membrane small, with narrow attachment to cheek only; maxillary bone long, reaching posteriorly to end of head. Vent and genital papillae near middle of pelvic fins
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits upper reaches of rivers. Abundant in the Meghna and Dakatia rivers near Chandpur.
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.

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