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Scientific Name: Gagata chenia (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Indian gagata
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Fishbase
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Description:
Fin formula: D1. I/6; D2. 0; P. I/9; V. 6; A. (14-16/11-12); C. 19. The body is elongated, small, and slender, with a compressed head. The mouth is small, and there are 4 pairs of barbels, with maxillary barbels having stiff basal portions. The dorsal fin has a short and strong spine. The pelvic fins reach the ventral region. The body color is grayish, with young individuals displaying 4 dark dorsal blotches that extend to the flanks below the lateral line. The adipose fin has a black edge, and there is a black stripe on each lobe of the caudal fin and at its base.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in rivers and haors
Environment:
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.